Engine trouble leads to serious trouble along I-84

By Garrett Christensen on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

UNION COUNTY – On Saturday, March 2, at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a crash involving two semi-trucks along I-84 roughly 6.5 miles southeast of La Grande. The crash specifically took place near Milepost 268 along I-84 westbound and ultimately resulted in the closure of the westbound lanes for roughly 2.5 hours. The full OSP description of the incident is as follows:

“On stated date and time OSP responded to a two CMV crash that occurred near MP 268 on I-84WB. Vehicle combo 1/1A (white Freightliner) was traveling behind vehicle combo 2/2A (gray Freightliner) when vehicle 2/2A experienced engine trouble and began traveling a speed well below the speed limit.

Vehicle combo 1/1A collided with vehicle 2/2A. The collision caused the cab of vehicle 1 to separate from the truck frame and the combo came to stop blocking the A lane. Vehicle combo 2/2A came to a controlled stop on the right shoulder. Both drivers were cleared by medical personnel on scene. Both vehicles were removed by Fenn’s Towing. Vehicle 1/1A was towed to the tow lot. Vehicle 2/2A was towed to Eagle Freightliner. Westbound traffic was blocked for more than 2.5 hours.”

**Eagle Freightliner is known at current time as Freightliner Northwest**