On September 3, 2015 at about 9:30PM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a head-on collision on Interstate 84 near milepost 165 (near Boardman).
Preliminary information indicates a 2005 Subaru Impreza was traveling westbound on I-84, when it crossed the median for an unknown reason. The Subaru struck an eastbound 2015 Chrysler 200 head-on.
The driver of the Subaru, Fernando Javier CASTANEDA, age 23, of Boardman, was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency personnel. The driver of the Chrysler, Tami R GRAVES, age 44, of Burbank, WA, was taken by ground ambulance to Good Shepard Hospital in Pendleton for non-life threatening injuries. GRAVES' passenger and her neice, Emmalee KITCHEN, age 3, was pronounced deceased on scene.
The eastbound lanes of I-84 were closed for approximately 5 hours while the investigation was conducted and the wreckage was removed. OSP was assisted by the Morrow County Sheriff's Office, Boardman Police Department, Boardman Fire Department, Irrigon Fire Department, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. More information will be released when it becomes available.
Preliminary information indicates a 2005 Subaru Impreza was traveling westbound on I-84, when it crossed the median for an unknown reason. The Subaru struck an eastbound 2015 Chrysler 200 head-on.
The driver of the Subaru, Fernando Javier CASTANEDA, age 23, of Boardman, was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency personnel. The driver of the Chrysler, Tami R GRAVES, age 44, of Burbank, WA, was taken by ground ambulance to Good Shepard Hospital in Pendleton for non-life threatening injuries. GRAVES' passenger and her neice, Emmalee KITCHEN, age 3, was pronounced deceased on scene.
The eastbound lanes of I-84 were closed for approximately 5 hours while the investigation was conducted and the wreckage was removed. OSP was assisted by the Morrow County Sheriff's Office, Boardman Police Department, Boardman Fire Department, Irrigon Fire Department, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. More information will be released when it becomes available.