Cornelius Pass Road Crash sends Kia Careening about the embankment, killing the driver

An accident of three vehicles in Cornelius Pass Road in Multnomah County on Tuesday morning killed one person and seriously injured another, according to the Oregon state police.

A 2 -year -old passenger, however, survived.

The incident occurred at approximately 8 am near Milepost 4, when a Subaru WRX southern directed by Douglas Robert Huard, 68, from Portland, crossed the lane to the north while sailing through a curve.

The Subaru collided with a Kia Sportage operated by Cindy Ann Crandall, 67, of St. Helens, causing the KIA to deviate from the road and lower a embankment.

A third vehicle, a Toyota Corolla driven by Derek Wilbert Richman, 55, from Beaverton, was traveling north behind Kia and hit the rubble of the initial collision.

Crandall was declared dead on the scene, while Huard suffered serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital to receive treatment. According to reports, a 2 -year male passenger in Kia was unharmed, and Richman, the Toyota driver, was not injured either.

The accident caused a six -hour road closure. The Oregon State Police was assisted by the Portland Police Office, the Multnomah County Sheriff Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

This story was written with the help of the generative AI based on data from the Oregon State Police and reviewed by Oregon’s editorial staff.