Pendleton Driver Involved in Fatal Crash on I-84 Near The Dalles

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A Pendleton woman was involved was involved in a fatal highway accident Wednesday on Interstate 84 near The Dalles.

According to the Oregon State Police, troopers responded around 11:17 a.m. to a report of a two-vehicle crash on I-84 eastbound near milepost 76, about six miles west of The Dalles.

OSP officials said a Ducati motorcycle, operated by 42-year-old Nelson Martin of Hood River, was passing in the fast lane when Martin lost control and the motorcycle slid under the trailer of a Mack semi-truck operated by Angela Lynn Biery, 50, of Pendleton.

Martin sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

OSP was assisted by the Oregon Department of Transportation and Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue.