Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Oregon State Police. All crashes with fatalities may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation.
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
• 5:18 p.m. — Troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 26 near Mishawaka in Clatsop County that took the life of Henry Herbert Greenwood, 77, of Portland. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Honda Fit driven by Greenwood crossed into the westbound lane for unknown reasons and sideswiped a westbound Tesla Model S driven by a 56-year-old Portland man. The Honda then collided head-on with a westbound Toyota Tacoma driven by a 30-year-old Molalla woman that was following the Tesla. An eastbound Volkswagen Golf driven by a 35-year-old Portland man attempted to avoid the Honda as it veered back into the eastbound lane but was rear-ended by an eastbound Ford F-350 driven by a 51-year-old Hillsboro man. Greenwood was transported by Life Flight to a Portland-area hospital and later pronounced deceased. A passenger in the Honda was transported by Life Flight to a Portland-area hospital with serious injuries. The Tesla’s driver and two passengers were not injured…