PHOTO COURTESY OF OSP
A commercial truck driver was killed while chaining up his rig Sunday morning on Interstate 84 after being struck by a car.
The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. at milepost 281 near North Powder, according to the Oregon State Police.
The preliminary investigation indicates Igor S. Nikolaychuk, 50, and from Vancouver, Wash., was outside his semi-tractor/trailer in the process of chaining up near the left rear axle of the trailer. Mckenna Hamilton, 21, from Star, Idaho, was driving a 2007 Cadillac westbound when the vehicle began to slide sideways on the highway. The driver’s side front bumper struck Nikolaychuk, pushed him underneath the trailer, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
At the time of the crash, the roads were icy and it was foggy. The visibility had been reduced due to the fog. Hamilton was wearing her safety belt and the driver’s side air bag deployed. The highway was reduced to one lane but remained open for travel.
OSP was assisted by ODOT, Union County Sheriff’s Office, Baker County Sheriff’s Office, and North Powder Rural Fire.
