Each drivers, passenger die in head-on collision of two tractor-trailers in Oregon
Two drivers died Tuesday, July 11, when their tractor-trailers collided head-on in Oregon. A passenger in one of many vehicles was additionally killed.
The collision occurred on U.S. Freeway 20 in Riley within the southern a part of the state about 100 miles southeast of Bend.
KTVZ-TV studies 57-year-old Darrell Thew, of Montana, was eastbound in a 1997 Peterbilt on Freeway 20 when he crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2023 Freightliner pushed by 57-year-old Beth Mckinnon, from Orlando, Florida. The collision occurred shortly earlier than 5 p.m.
Each drivers died on the scene, as did James McKinnon, 62, additionally of Orlando.
Police proceed their investigation.
