UPDATE: PUBLIC'S HELP SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE DECEASED TRUCK DRIVER'S NEXT OF KIN
Posted: August 6th, 2010 7:03 AM
Oregon State Police (OSP) Trooper Chelsea Adams was able to locate next of kin in Florida following an August 4, 2010 news release asking for the public's help to locate next of kin of a commercial truck driver found deceased from a possible heart attack in his truck Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 near Meacham. Prior to the release, OSP had exhausted all available leads to try and find his relatives.
According to Trooper Adams, on August 4, 2010 at approximately 6:20 a.m. emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a commercial truck and trailer blocking the right eastbound lane of Interstate 84 near milepost 237 with an unresponsive driver inside. OSP and Umatilla Tribal Fire Department personnel arrived, gained entry inside the truck and subsequently pronounced the driver, PAUL IVAN HEPWORTH, age 46, from College Place, Washington, deceased.
As a result of the follow up investigation, Adams learned HEPWORTH started working for Harms Trucking out of Pasco, Washington eight days ago and was last seen leaving Pendleton this morning at 5:45 a.m. transporting a fertilizer product. HEPWORTH may have an unknown relative in the Spokane, Washington area.
OSP thanks the media for their help.
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