Crashes force hours-long closure of I-84 lanes
This is a press release from the Oregon State Police: Interstate 84 eastbound lanes were closed about three hours Monday morning east of Mosier following multiple ice-related commercial truck crashes, including a jackknifed set of double trailers at the Memaloose Rest Area. Highway conditions were icy caused by freezing rain on top of packed snow. According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Senior Trooper Michael Holloran, on January 5, 2009 at 4:43 a.m. a commercial truck pulling two semi-trailers was eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 72 when the rear trailer started sliding on ice. Driver James T. Leek, 52, from Vancouver, Washington, attempted to regain control, but all vehicles began to slide sideways and jackknife. The rear trailer rolled on its side onto the center median, and the truck and first trailer came to a stop across the eastbound lanes and shoulder. The eastbound lanes were closed to avoid further problems, and traffic was re-routed through Memaloose Rest Area with the help of ODOT sanding equipment. As the jackknifed vehicles were being removed by a tow company, four unchained commercial trucks slid into each other near milepost 71. The second incident completely closed eastbound lanes for an hour as another OSP trooper helped get the trucks chained up and moving. The first incident near the rest area was cleared and vehicles moved onto the eastbound shoulder so all lanes could be opened around 8 a.m. |
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