In Yamhill County, a two-vehicle collision on Oregon Route 99 on Wednesday claimed one life and injured another.
At 9:18 a.m., Oregon State Police arrived at the scene of the collision close to milepost 30. According to the preliminary investigation, 28-year-old Stephen Jerrold Miller of Woodland, Washington, tried to turn onto Highway 18 while traveling south in a Chevrolet Silverado.
Miller collided with Christine Da Ai Yoon, 31, of McMinnville, who was driving a northbound Toyota Yaris. Yoon was killed at the scene of the crash.
Miller was sent to a nearby hospital after sustaining minor wounds.
It took little over two hours to close the highway. The cause of the collision is still being looked into.
Based on information from the Oregon State Police, this narrative was written with the help of generative AI and edited by editorial staff from Oregon.
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