For unknown reasons, the pickup drifted across the centerline and collided head-on with an oncoming commercial Kenworth septic pump truck.
Umatilla County, OR – Authorities are investigating a deadly crash that claimed the life of an 82-year-old man in Umatilla County last week on Thursday.
According to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck took place at around 2 p.m. November 5, on Walla Walla River Road near Lincton Mountain Road.
Preliminary reports indicate that the elderly driver was behind the wheel of a small Nissan pickup traveling on Walla Walla River Road.
For unknown reasons, the pickup drifted across the centerline and collided head-on with an oncoming commercial Kenworth septic pump truck.
The driver of the pickup was flown to a regional hospital, where he was later declared deceased. He was identified as Larry James Elliott, 82.
The operator of the big rig was not injured in the incident.
The deputies were assisted at the scene by the Milton-Freewater Police Department, Milton-Freewater Rural Fire Department &EMS, and the Umatilla County Road Department.
The accident remains under investigation.