Three are killed in wrong-way crash
By Terry Murry on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
THE DALLES – Three people, including two women from Condon, were killed in a fiery head-on crash Tuesday evening. It occurred on Interstate 84 eastbound near milepost 89, about two miles east of The Dalles.
Oregon State Police report a Subaru Forester driven by Colin Leas, 32, of McMinnville was traveling the wrong way when he crashed head-on into an eastbound Kia Sorrento, operated by Jessica Treadwell, 35, of Condon. Both vehicles became fully engulfed in flames immediately after impact.
Leas, Treadwell and her passenger, Lorena Sparkman, 56, of Condon were pronounced deceased at the scene. The eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed for about 2.5 hours.
OSP was assisted by The Dalles Police Department, Wasco County Sheriff’s Office, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
