WASCO COUNTY, OR : 18-year-old girl from The Dalles was killed in a crash on I-84 on Sunday, October, 22nd 2017
An 18-year-old girl from The Dalles was killed in a crash on I-84 Sunday morning.
Oregon State Police said crews responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-84 near milepost 76 west of the Rowena Exit just before 6 a.m.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a white 2011 Kia Rio sedan was traveling westbound on the highway and for unknown reasons, left the roadway into the ditch, and collided with a tree.
OSP said the driver, Aileen Pineda-Garcia, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Investigators said that both speed and weather were likely a contributing factor in the crash.
Pineda-Garcia was confirmed to have been wearing her safety belt at the time of the crash.
Oregon State Police was assisted at the scene by Mid-Columbia Fire Department and ODOT.
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Teen killed in crash on I-84 in Wasco Co.