Crash shuts down eastbound traffic on I-84
Published 8:34 am Friday, July 9, 2021
- Traffic backs up Friday morning, July 9, 2021, on the eastbound side of Interstate 84 due to a fatal crash near about 7 miles from Pendleton. Oregon State Police reported a semitrailer crashed into a stopped Honda Accord near milepost 217, injuring two adults, a 9-year-old girl and killing a 17-year-old boy.
PENDLETON — A crash about 8 miles east of Pendleton on Interstate 84 has stopped eastbound traffic.
The Oregon Department of Transportation reported the wreck occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Friday, July 9, near milepost 18. ODOT closed the eastbound exit at milepost 216.
“There is no viable eastbound alternate route for freeway traffic,” the state road department reported.
The East Oregonian will update this as more information becomes available.
