Details on I-84 crash near Baker last week and non-crash related arrest

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

BAKER COUNTY – Multiple agencies responded to a crash on I-84 at Baker City late last week the resulted in the arrest of a Florida man. According to reports from Oregon State Police in Baker County, on 7/22/22 at approximately 1:28PM a two vehicle rear end collision occurred near mile post 308 on I-84 in Baker County. Preliminary investigation showed that the red Freightliner CMV was traveling at an extremely slow speed due to a mechanical issue with the CMV combination. A second CMV came upon the first and struck it in the rear of the trailer as he was not able to stop in time due to the speed discrepancy. The cab of the second CMV was dislodged from the chassis and came to a rest in the center media with the driver still inside. All occupants were transported to the hospital via ground ambulance.

40-year-old Frandso Jeune of Orlando Florida was arrested on the charge of Reckless Driving.

At around 2:40PM at that same location 61-year-old Wade Brian Lambert of New Plymouth, Idaho, who was not involved in the crash, was observed taking items from the scene of the crash. He was cited and released from the scene on charges of Theft III. Items taken were placed into evidence at OSP-Baker City.