Oregon State Police (OSP) Troopers are continuing the investigation into this Monday morning’s fatal crash on Interstate 84 westbound on-ramp, near Baker City that killed an adult and 3-year-old passenger.
Preliminary information indicates that on April 4, 2016, at 5:34 a.m., a 2006 Chevy Cobalt was traveling westbound and for unknown reasons, left the roadway and rolled several times, ejecting a 3-year-old child passenger.
The child passenger and an adult passenger, Wayne A. Owens, 35, of Portland, suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, Samantha P. Harper, 22, of Portland, received serious injuries and was flown by life flight to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
One westbound lane of Interstate 84 was closed for approximately four hours following the crash.
OSP is being assisted by the Baker City Police Department, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Baker County Fire Department.
