News Release from: Oregon State Police
UPDATE: VEHICLE CRASH OFF INTERSTATE 84 INTO COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR MOSIER
Posted: December 31st, 2012 9:54 PM
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers, with the assistance of local emergency responders, are at the scene of a traffic crash along the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 about a mile west of Mosier in which a vehicle reportedly lost control on ice, crashed through a guardrail and went into the Columbia River. A dive team from Skamania County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of a juvenile male approximately 5 hours after the crash from the submerged pickup the boy was riding in with his father. The names will be released Tuesday to allow family time for additional notifications.
Updated information indicates on December 31, 2012 at approximately 4:20 p.m., a pickup driven by a 40-year old male was westbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 69 when its driver lost control on icy road conditions. The vehicle crashed into a guardrail and continued over the railing down a rocky embankment into the Columbia River. The driver escaped the vehicle and swam to shore but wasn't able to save the boy. He was subsequently transported to a Hood River hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The boy's body was recovered at 9:30 p.m. The pickup was found by divers about 20 yards from shore in approximately 40 feet of water.
The right hand westbound lane was blocked for several hours. Icy conditions reported in the parts of the Columbia River Gorge. Traffic and road updates www.TripCheck.com.
OSP troopers from The Dalles Area Command office are continuing the investigtaion. OSP was assisted at the scene by Hood River County Sheriff's Office, Skamania County Sheriffs Office, Hood River Fire Department, Wyeast Fire Department, Hood River Medic 2, and ODOT. Boats from both sheriff departments assisted in the recovery.
No other information for release at this time.
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