CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. — One person was killed and three others were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 26 in Clatsop County Monday afternoon, according to Oregon State Police.
Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 23.4 at approximately 2:51 p.m. on October 26.
According to the preliminary investigation, a westbound gray Toyota Highlander driven by 36-year-old Abigail Hernandez Redondo of Wilmington, California, lost control while navigating a curve. The SUV crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a black Mercedes-Benz SUV driven by 69-year-old Gregory Allen Jones of Beaverton.
An eastbound gray Volkswagen ID.4 driven by 43-year-old Grant Nolen Humphries of Portland was then struck by the Mercedes.
Redondo was pronounced dead at the scene. Her passenger, 37-year-old Nestor Ivan Abaunzas-Alguera of Bell Gardens, California, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
Jones and his passenger, 65-year-old Linda Jones, also suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Humphries, an adult female passenger, and two juvenile passengers in the Volkswagen were not injured.
Highway 26 was affected for approximately four hours while emergency crews responded and investigators examined the crash scene.
Oregon State Police were assisted by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office, Seaside Fire Department, Banks Fire Department, Elsie Fire Department, Medix, Life Flight, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The crash remains under investigation.
