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Head-on crash kills Ashland man A late model Chevrolet Silverado pickup was among two vehicles involved in a fatal head-on crash. Photo submitted by Jackson County Sheriff's Office. Tuesday Apr 25, 2017 at 7:08 PM Apr 25, 2017 at 7:08 PM Jackson County Sheriff's deputies have named the victim in a Monday fatal crash on Dead Indian Memorial Road as 60-year-old John Allan Lockheed of Ashland. Lockheed was driving his Honda Insight hybrid at just before 2 p.m. Monday when he reportedly veered into oncoming traffic while negotiating a curve at the 4½ mile marker, and collided head-on with a late model full-size Chevrolet Silverado pickup with two people inside, according to a Jackson County Sheriff's Office release. The driver and passenger of the pickup were not named. Lockheed reportedly died at the scene. The driver of the pickup needed to be extricated from the vehicle by Jackson County Fire District 5, but both the driver and passenger were treated for minor injuries at Rogue Regional Medical Center and released. The roadway was closed until just after 6 p.m. while Jackson County Sheriff's Office detectives and the Oregon State Police Serious Traffic Accident and Reconstruction team investigated the scene.