LANE COUNTY, Ore — The driver of a sports car is dead after a single vehicle crash that impacted traffic on Highway 126 in Oregon for approximately two hours.
Oregon State Police said on Tuesday afternoon the single vehicle crash occurred near milepost 8 on the highway.
Troopers say the preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Ferrari GTB, operated by Victor Joseph Cianci, 74, of Florence, was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crossed the center line, struck a guardrail, and overturned coming to rest in a pond.
Cianci was declared deceased at the scene.
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