(Update: OSP confirms icy situations)
ONTARIO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man was killed and a Bend girl was severely injured Tuesday morning in a crash amid icy situations on the Nyssa Snake River Bridge on Highway 20 in Malheur County, Oregon State Police reported.
Troopers and different businesses responded shortly after 7 a.m. to the crash on Highway 20 close to milepost 267, on the Oregon-Idaho border.
A preliminary investigation indicated Tad Stringam, 48, of Prineville, was driving a Toyota Tundra heading east throughout the bridge when his pickup slid into the oncoming lane, OSP stated.
A business motorized vehicle pushed by a 64-year-old Idaho man was heading west and swerved in an try and keep away from a collision. OSP stated the pickup collided with the truck and the motive force of the Tundra was thrown from the car.
Stringam died on the crash scene. A passenger, Tami Stringam, 48, of Bend, was taken to an space hospital with critical accidents.
The crash and investigation affected freeway visitors for about three hours. An OSP consultant confirmed that “it was very icy that morning.”
OSP was assisted by the Nyssa Police Department, Ontario Rescue 1, Idaho state Police, the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon and Idaho departments of transportation.
