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Highway 26 reopened in Boring after fatal crash

Both directions of the highway were closed right at the Multnomah/Clackamas county line after a fatal two-car crash.
Credit: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
A serious crash closed a stretch of Highway 26 in Boring, Ore. on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

BORING, Ore. — Highway 26 reopened at the Multnomah and Clackamas County line in Boring after two cars crashed early Friday morning. One person died in the crash, Oregon State Police confirmed.

The first 911 call came in at 6 a.m. The crash happened on Southeast Stone Road, in the town of Boring. 

Investigators said the driver of a Ford F250 pickup was heading westbound at a high rate of speed when the truck hit the back of a GMC Sierra.

The driver of the GMC Sierra was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The pickup truck driver was injured in the crash.

No charges have been filed in the case.

Anyone who saw the F250 pickup truck Friday morning is asked to contact Oregon State Police.

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