An Irrigon woman died on Saturday, June 16 after crashing into a semi-truck on Interstate 84.
The Oregon State Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident just before 6 p.m. on June 16 at milepost 220 in Umatilla County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Dodge Ram 1500, operated by Barbara Claudine Abercrombie, 56, of Irrigon, struck the rear of a Peterbilt commercial motor vehicle and trailer operated by Marshall Lee Mondry, 29, of Meridian, Idaho, as it was slowly descending a steep grade with its hazard lights activated.
Abercrombie was declared dead at the scene.
Mondry was not injured.
The highway was impacted for approximately four hours during the on-scene investigation.
The OSP was assisted by the Umatilla Tribal Police Department, Umatilla Tribal Medics, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.