Summary
Oregon State Police identified the pair as 40-year-old Robert Kris Orendorff and 39-year-old Shawn Alan Jacober. They were in a Toyota that drifted off the road and ran into the back of a parked semi-trailer.
Story Published: Nov 3, 2007 at 12:21 PM PDT
Story Updated: Nov 3, 2007 at 12:21 PM PDT
SALEM, Ore. - Two Salem-area men died early Saturday when their car drifted off Interstate 5 and crashed into the back of a parked semi-trailer, authorities said.
Oregon State Police identified the pair as 40-year-old Robert Kris Orendorff and 39-year-old Shawn Alan Jacober.
According to police, Orendorff was driving a red 1991 Toyota Tercel north on the interstate when it hit the trailer about 3 a.m. near the Santiam Rest Area. The truck driver, who was pulling three semi-trailers, had stopped on the extended shoulder near the rest area to catch up on paperwork and had the truck's parking lots on, police said.
The truck driver, whose name was not released, was not injured.
Witnesses told investigators that the Toyota had been weaving on the interstate prior to the crash. Police found no evidence that Orendorff had tried to stop or swerve to miss the trailer.
Jacober was not wearing any seat belt while Orendorff was only using his shoulder strap.