A Bend man died and another was injured Thursday, April 14, in a multiple-car crash on a snowy Highway 97 south of Redmond.

Christopher May, 44, of Bend was killed when the driver of a Toyota 4-Runner heading south spun on ice into northbound traffic, according to a release from Oregon State Police.

Authorities responded at approximately 6:51 a.m. to the pile-up that closed the highway for approximately four hours. The accident occurred at milepost 125.5, about four miles south of downtown Redmond.

A police investigation revealed that the driver of the 4-Runner, Amadeo Prono Soto Inga, 32, of Redmond, lost control and struck May’s Scion XA broadside. The northbound driver of a Ford F150 also hit May’s vehicle.

The pickup driver, William Harsh, 46, of Bend, was not injured. Inga had only minor injuries, according to police.

Highway 97 was closed for roughly four hours as police cleared the roadway and investigated the scene. OSP was assisted by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Redmond Fire and Rescue and ODOT.