UMATILLA COUNTY, OR - On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at 2:22 p.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 395 near Hermiston.
The preliminary investigation indicated a black Ford Ranger, operated by Hector Singleterry (62) of Hermiston, was traveling southbound on Hwy. 395 near milepost 3.5 when it gradually crossed the special turn lane into the northbound travel lanes. The vehicle crossed both northbound lanes and went off the highway, colliding with a parked unoccupied white Chevy Express van. The Chevy van then struck a parked white Chevy Cobalt with two occupants.
The Ford operator (Singleterry) is believed to have experienced a medical emergency. CPR was attempted without success and Singleterry was declared deceased at the scene.
The occupants of the Chevy Cobalt were not injured.
The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, Umatilla County Fire District 1, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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