Mother, Daughter Killed In Christmas Car Crash: Police

MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, OR — A two-vehicle crash in the mountains on Highway 26 Monday afternoon took the lives of two Lake Oswego residents, according to Oregon State Police. Speed is reportedly considered a contributing factor.

Just before 3:30 p.m. Dec. 25, troopers were dispatched to milepost 65 on Highway 26, just southeast of the Highway 35 intersection. There, authorities found a white 2008 Nissan Versa and a 2018 Subaru Outback had collided after the Versa lost traction in the eastbound lane and slid into the westbound lane.

The Outback reportedly slammed into the passenger side of the Versa.

Lake Oswego residents Deirdre Lynn Mackey, 48, and her 12-year-old daughter were in the Versa. They were both killed on impact.

Portland residents Darrow Geordan Rupp, 41, and Maria Suzanne Veltman, 39, were in the Subaru. They were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, OSP officials said.

Highway 26 reportedly experienced closures for roughly 10 hours while police sorted out the wreck.

Images via Oregon State Police