KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 4:14 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian fatal crash on Highway 97 near milepost 264 in Klamath County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a white Freightliner commercial motor vehicle, operated by Shawn Christopher Kunze (43) of Yreka (CA), was traveling southbound on Highway 97 near Klamath Falls when it struck a pedestrian in the roadway. The pedestrian, Modoc Shadley (18) of Klamath Falls, is reported to have been wearing dark clothing and walking in the southbound travel lane for an unknown reason.
The pedestrian (Shadley) was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator of the commercial motor vehicle (Kunze) was transported to an area hospital for evaluation.
