Two pedestrians were killed when a commercial truck struck them on Interstate 84 in Umatilla County.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, at 10:09 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to the accident on I-84 near milepost 210.
According to the OSP, the preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Volvo commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Phill Culp, 59, of Vancouver, Wash., left the slow lane for unknown reasons, struck the guardrail and two pedestrians, before travelling down a steep embankment and rolling onto its side.
The pedestrians, John Charles Harrington, 25, and Marcus Anthony Paul, 24, both of Pendleton, were both declared dead at the scene.
Culp suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital.
The highway was impacted for five hours during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
OSP was assisted by Pendleton Fire, Pendleton Police Department, Umatilla Tribal Police Department, and Oregon Department of Transportation.
