OSP gives details of a fatal crash on Friday

UMATILLA COUNTY – (News release from Oregon State Police) On Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at about 5:10 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Interstate 82 in Umatilla County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a black Chevrolet Tahoe, operated by Madyson Braelyn Curtis (20) of Redmond, was traveling westbound on I-82 near milepost 8 when it left the roadway for an unknown reason. The vehicle rolled several times and eventually came to a rest in the median.

The operator (Curtis) was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The highway was impacted for approximately 30 minutes during the on-scene investigation by OSP’s Collision Reconstruction Unit.  

OSP was assisted by the Hermiston Fire Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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