Rollover crash claims the lifetime of lumber truck driver in Oregon
A truck driver was killed in a crash in Columbia County, Oregon, on Monday afternoon.
The crash occurred round 1:20 p.m. on February 6, 2023, on the Scappoose-Vernonia Freeway close to mile marker 1.5, in line with the Columbia County Sheriff‘s Workplace (CCSO).
“This was a single automobile crash that occurred when the truck / trailer left the roadway, inflicting the trailers to fall over the embankment, which in flip triggered the cab of the tractor to roll,” CCSO stated.
Firefighters responded to the scene and located 69 12 months previous Washington-based truck driver Dennis Hickethier trapped within the wrecked truck.
CCSO stated that Hickethier was initially acutely aware and respiratory as crews labored to extricate him, however he later stopped respiratory and was pronounced lifeless by medical personnel on the scene.
Earlier stories indicated {that a} second automobile was concerned, however CCS) stated that they decided that these stories had been incorrect with assist from a crash reconstructionist from the Oregon State Police.
CCSO was assisted by the Scappoose Police Division, Vernonia Police Division, Scappoose Fireplace, Vernonia Fireplace and Mist-Birkenfeld Fireplace.
