One dead in wrong way accident on I-84

A wrong-way driver died after colliding with a semi Monday night near Arlington, Ore.

Oregon State Police say dispatchers received a call at about 7:40 p.m. on September 18, 2017, reporting that a green 2003 Ford Windstar van was driving the wrong way on I-84 near milepost 141, east of Arlington. Minutes later, the van crashed into a semi tractor-trailer.

Witnesses told investigators that van had traveled westbound in the eastbound lanes at 55 to 60 mph. The van crashed into the semi head on and came to a rest on top of the concrete center-line divider. The semi caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames, completely blocking the entire interstate for several hours.

The driver and sole occupant of the van was pronounced deceased at the scene and his identity is being withheld pending notification to the family. The driver of the semi, identified as 24-year old Santos Colunga from California, was treated for non-life threatening injuries at the scene.