Two dead, several injured after multi-vehicle crash in Columbia County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A three-vehicle crash on Highway 30 left two dead and several others injured early Friday morning in Columbia County, officials say.
According to police, a gray Kia Soul had been traveling westbound near Milepost 51 when the driver, 54-year-old Bridget Ann Connell, tried to take a left hand turn into Valley Veterinary Clinic. At that moment, a white GMC Sierra, driven by 56-year-old William Eugene Howard, rear-ended her and caused the Kia to be pushed into the eastbound lane.
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Connell’s car was hit head-on by a third car, a eastbound black Dodge Journey operated by 33-year-old Jennifer Lynn Huff.
Connell and her passenger, 47-year-old Nyx Ariel Connell, were both declared deceased at the scene just after 8 a.m. Police say Howard and Huff—as well as two children in Huff’s car— all suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.
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An investigation closed the highway for nearly six hours. The circumstances that led to the crash remain unknown and no arrests were made.
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