The crash occurred at approximately 2:51 p.m. on October 26, near milepost 23.4.
Clatsop County, OR – A woman was killed and three people suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 26 in Clatsop County on Monday afternoon, according to Oregon State Police.
The deceased woman was identified as Abigail Hernandez Redondo, 36, of Wilmington, California. The injured parties were identified as 37-year-old Nestor Ivan Abaunzas-Alguera of Bell Gardens, California, 69-year-old Gregory Allen Jones of Beaverton, and 65-year-old Linda Jones.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:51 p.m. on October 26, near milepost 23.4.
Investigators said a westbound gray Toyota Highlander, driven by Abigail Redondo, lost control while negotiating a corner and crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding head-on with a black Mercedes-Benz SUV, driven by Jones. A gray Volkswagen ID.4 traveling eastbound and driven by 43-year-old Grant Nolen Humphries of Portland was then struck by the Mercedes.
Redondo was pronounced dead at the scene. Her passenger, later identified as Abaunzas-Alguera, suffered serious injuries. Gregory Jones and Linda Jones also sustained serious injuries. All three patients were hospitalized.
Humphries, an adult female passenger, and two juvenile passengers in the Volkswagen were not injured.
Highway 26 was affected for approximately four hours while authorities investigated the collision. Oregon State Police were assisted by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office, several fire departments, Medix, Life Flight, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The crash remains under investigation.