COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ore. — A 69-year-old Rainier man was killed Friday afternoon in a head-on crash involving a commercial truck on Highway 30 near Columbia City, according to the Oregon State Police.
Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 34 at approximately 1:47 p.m. on May 15, 2026.
A preliminary investigation found that a gold Nissan Pathfinder, driven by Gary Michael George, 69, of Rainier, was traveling eastbound on Highway 30 when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a loaded white Freightliner commercial motor vehicle…