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Darrow Burke, 57, crashed this white Ford van early Sunday near Hines. The Oregon State Police said he was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured, although he was cited for driving without a license.

(Oregon State Police)

A protester believed to be involved in the Malheur refuge standoff crashed on a road near Hines early Sunday, but he was uninjured.

Darrow Burke, 57, of Ukiah, California, was driving on Greenhouse Lane about a mile east of Oregon 20 and failed to navigate a 25 mph curve in his white 2003 Ford van. He traveled off the road and crashed through a barbed-wire fence, ending up about 150 feet off the roadway, said Lt. Bill Fugate, an Oregon State Police spokesman.

The van ended up on its side, but Burke escaped injury.

Fugate said Burke was cited for driving without an operators license, a violation that in Oregon does not prompt arrest or jail time.

Burke picked up a ride back into Hines with the tow-truck driver, Fugate said.

-- The Oregonian