BAKER COUNTY, OR (September 23, 2021) - The Oregon State Police is reporting that on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at approximately 2:14 AM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a Commercial Motor Vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 318.
Preliminary investigation revealed a Freightliner CMV pulling a set of double trailers, operated by William Frakes (49) of Nampa, ID was westbound when it left the roadway and overturned.
Frakes sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased.
One lane of I-84 westbound was still closed at the time of this press release.
OSP was assisted by Baker County Sheriff’s Department and ODOT.
