BAKER COUNTY, Ore. — On April 5, Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 84, near milepost 345, in Baker County.
The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Chevrolet Tahoe, operated by John Carl Allyn, 85, of Baker City, was stopped for unknown reasons in the slow lane when it was struck by an eastbound Volvo commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Anatolii Gulei, 36, of Vancouver, Wash. in a rear-end collision.
Allyn was transported by LifeFlight to an area hospital and was later declared deceased. Gulei was reportedly uninjured.
The roadway was impacted for approximately six hours during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
OSP was assisted by Baker Fire and ODOT. There is no additional information available at this time. This is an on-going story.
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