Black ice on Interstate 84 cripples traffic, kills one
Black ice on Highway 84 through northeast Oregon caught motorists by surprise Sunday morning, causing multiple crashes and closing down the highway after a man traveling with his family from Utah died on its straightaway. By KATU.com Staff and News WiresMEACHAM, Ore. - A Utah man died early Sunday morning after his vehicle skidded across black ice on Interstate 84. All four of his passengers, also from Utah, were injured. At least two of the passengers performed CPR on the driver until police arrived. Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Jeremy Gunter reports that the accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. The vehicle, driven by 28-year-old Ryan Sean Campbell from Riverton, Utah, was eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 238 with three other adult occupants and one child. Campbell reportedly hit an area of black ice and the vehicle began to slide. Gunter reports that Campbell attempted to correct the vehicle's path, but it slid off the roadway - striking a guardrail and traveling down a small ravine. The ravine was along eastbound Interstate 84 near Meacham in northeast Oregon. Oregon State Police troopers at the scene continued CPR on Campbell. About 30 minutes after Oregon state police started resuscitation efforts, medical personnel reportedly arrived and pronounced Campbell deceased. |
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