PENDLETON — A Condon man and a Portland man died in separate crashes in two days in Eastern Oregon.
The first deadly crash occurred Tuesday, March 8, on highway 19 in Gilliam County, and the second occurred March 9 on Interstate 84 in Union County, according to Oregon State Police.
OSP troopers and emergency personnel March 8 at approximately 8 p.m. responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 19 near milepost 35, about 3 miles north of Condon.
The preliminary investigation revealed Timothy Bushnell, 31, was driving northbound in a red Mitsubishi Eclipse when the vehicle swerved across the southbound lane and rolled, according to state police. The crash ejected Bushnell, who suffered fatal injuries.
The two passengers, Dustin Hughes, 30, of Spray, and Justin Martin, 31, of The Dalles, were injured and transported to an area hospital.
The crash resulted in the closure of the highway for approximately 4 hours. OSP also reported the Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.
In the second deadly crash, state police reported, Brian Burton, 59, of Portland, on March 9 at approximately 8:50 a.m. stopped his Mercedes GLS on the eastbound side of Interstate 84 in a traffic backup related to a previous commercial vehicle crash near milepost 259.
Eddi Morales, 30, of Othello, Washington, was driving a Freightliner semitrailer eastbound when it rounded a curve, according to state police, and was unable to stop and collided with the left side of Burton’s car.
State police reported Burton died at the scene.
Helen Burton, 62, from Portland, was in the passenger seat and was uninjured. Morales also did not suffer any injuries in the collision.
I-84 eastbound lanes remained closed for approximately five hours. According to the press release, OSP is investigating icy roadways and speed as contributing factors in the automobile collision.
The Oregon Department of Transportation and local firefighters assisted state police.
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