Two people died Friday, Sept. 13 in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 84.
The Oregon State Police responded to the accident just before 5 p.m. at milepost 214 in Umatilla County.
According to the OSP, the preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Peterbilt commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Franklin Rufus Bevins, 42, of Richlands Virg., left the roadway for unknown reasons, damaged approximately 100 feet of guardrail before striking a concrete overpass railing and falling approximately 25 feet to the roadway below.
Bevins, 42, and his wife, who was a passenger, Ginger Elaine Bevins, 43, were both declared dead at the scene.
The roadway was impacted for approximately four hours during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is under investigation at this time.
OSP was assisted by the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department, Umatilla Tribal Police Department, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
