Posted by A Utah man died and four others received minor injuries early Sunday morning after their vehicle lost control on black ice and went down a small ravine along eastbound Interstate 84 near Meacham in northeast Oregon. Some of the injured, followed by Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers performed CPR on the victim until he was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical responders.
According to OSP Senior Trooper Jeremy Gunter, on November 8, 2009 at approximately 2:36 a.m. a vehicle driven by RYAN SEAN CAMPBELL, age 28, from Riverton, Utah was eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 238 with three other adult occupants and one child. RYAN CAMPBELL encountered an area of black ice and the vehicle began to slide. He attempted to correct the vehicle’s path direction but it slid off the roadway, struck a guardrail and traveled down a small ravine.
Passengers were identified as CLARENCE RANDALL CAMPBELL, age 83, and his wife ELNA S. CAMPBELL, age 81, both from South Jordan, Utah; PEGGY L. MAYNES, age 56, from South Jordan; and, a 3 year old boy from Riverton, Utah.
After the crash, some family members performed CPR on CLARENCE CAMPBELL until OSP troopers arrived and resumed CPR efforts. About 30 minutes after OSP started resuscitation efforts, medical personnel arrived and pronounced him deceased.
The other four vehicle occupants were transported by Pendleton Ambulance to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton for treatment of minor injuries. RYAN CAMPBELL, CLARENCE CAMPBELL and the child were all using safety restraints.
OSP troopers from Milton-Freewater, Pendleton and La Grande offices responded to the scene. The investigation indicates speed was not a factor.
Due to icy roadway conditions and multiple crashes in the area, the freeway was closed for approximately 2 hours. ODOT and Umatilla Tribal Police Department also responded and assisted with this crash and other occurring traffic problems.
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