Updated at: 10/26/2009 12:21 PM | KSAX.com
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Fergus Falls Woman Dies in Car Crash near Tenmile, Oregon

Tenmile, Ore. - A single car crash leaves two people dead and two others injured near Tenmile, Ore.

According to Oregon State Police, 44-year-old Karen Pourrier of Fergus Falls was a back seat passenger in a Chevy Impala when the driver of the vehicle, 37-year-old Jason Weiss of Tenmile, lost control of the vehicle.

The vehicle was heading westbound on Oregon HWY 42 around 9:35 p.m. Saturday when Weiss lost control of the Chevy impala.

Weiss was traveling at a high rate of speed along a curve.  The vehicle rolled several times.

Pourrier was ejected out of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another back seat passenger, 44-year-old Micha Weiss, was also ejected out of the vehicle and was taken to Roseburg hospital with critical injuries and later transported to a Portland hospital.

The driver, Jason Weiss, was taken to a Roseburg Ore. hospital, where he died.

A front seat passenger, 32-year-old Shannon Smith, suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Written for the web by Emily Deem.

edeem@ksax.com