By Griffin Beach on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News Columbia Basin Top Stories
UMATILLA COUNTY – A Hermiston man was killed in a single vehicle crash near on Interstate 82 Monday.
According to Oregon State Police (OSP) at 11:42 p.m. an eastbound Toyota 4Runner driven by Donald James Drouillard, 35, failed to negotiate a curve at mile marker 10 and left the roadway, rolled down an embankment and came to a rest on its roof in the median.
Drouillard was not wearing a seatbelt. He was ejected from the vehicle and declared deceased at the scene.
The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by Umatilla County Fire District #1 and Oregon Department of Transportation.