PORTLAND, Ore. — One person died and another injured after a head-on collision on I-84.
Officers responded at 1:32 a.m. on June 29, to reports of a crash involving two cars on westbound I-84 at Northeast 162 Avenue, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). When officers arrived, they found both drivers injured.
The driver of the car going westbound was transported to a hospital with life threatening injuries, and later died.
The driver of the other car, which was going east in the westbound lanes, was also transported to a hospital with "unknown injuries," PPB said.
On Tuesday, Portland police identified the man killed as 44-year-old John M. Boyd. His family has been notified of his death. A Multnomah County Grand Jury indicated the driver, 34-year-old Heather Greig, on the following charges first-degree manslaughter, DUII, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving.
All lanes of the westbound Interstate 84 were closed between Northeast 181st Avenue and Interstate 205 during the investigation.
If anyone has information about the incident, please contact crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, attention: Traffic Investigations Unit, and reference case No. 24-160773.
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