PHOTO COURTESY OF OSP
A Stanfield woman died Friday night in a car accident on Highway 11 near Adams.
According to the Oregon State Police, Sharon Kay Monk, 53, was northbound on Highway 11 near milepost 11 when her 2001 Volkswagen Bug traveled off the left side of the highway around 10:48 p.m., went down a steep embankment and rolled before coming to a rest on its top in a field.
Monk was transported by air ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla where she died after arrival.
The OSP is continuing the investigation into the cause of the accident. The OSP was assisted at the scene by the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, East Umatilla County Rural Fire District, East Umatilla County Health District, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
