Woman killed in Highway 207 collision
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a woman was killed in a collision Sunday on Highway 207 just south of Interstate 84 in Umatilla County.
The 63-year-old woman was attempting to pass a flatbed truck when it made a left turn. She died at the scene.
It's crazy to think how your life can change by seconds...if only she would have waited 5 more seconds...or passed 10 seconds earlier...
if she was attempting to pass wouldn't her truck be in the left lane? looks more like she was speeding and the truck slowed down to turn and she ran into the back end as the truck turned.
 @32jim2 A gentle point, if I may?  Perhaps you should study the photo provided under the headline.  That's a TWO LANE ROAD!
 @Gravity Works! @32jim2 "Attempting to pass" usually implies both vehicles travelling in the same direction - if that's correct, she would have logically been in the LEFT lane (the lane of travel for on-coming traffic) & would have hit the side of the turning truck.
It is so important to have correctly operating lights and signals, and to use them. One driver cannot know what another driver is thinking of doing.Â
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Also - look in the mirrors before attempting those types of turns off the rural highways. One is never alone in their road journey.
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Sincere sympathies to all.Â
 @washcomom Lights or not, you're supposed to leave yourself enough room to be able to stop. If a brick wall magically popped up out of the road in front of the vehicle in front of you, you should still be able to stop without hitting them.
I'm wondering if the truck driver was using turn signals as (s)he slowed down for the turn, which, in turn, probably induced the woman to believe it was safe to pass. If no turn signal was used, or if the tail lights were obscured by mud or dust (very common!), she would not have had any indication the truck was slowing, preparing to make a turn.
My condolences to the family and friends, this is very sad, no matter what the conditions.
@Gravity Works! It's hard to second guess what happened here. It's a real tragedy.
A guess the real lesson here for the rest of us is to be as patient as possible when
driving, even if it means taking a small delay. Better late than never.