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A Nampa man was injured when a commercial truck loaded with medical supplies crashed on Highway 58 in central Oregon about one mile west of the Willamette Pass Ski area.
Oregon State Police troopers from Oakridge and Springfield investigated the crash and cited the driver.
Police say around 1:15 a.m. Thursday, an International trucking pulling a semi-trailer driven by 64-year-old Teodor Margineanu was westbound on the highway when he failed to safely negotiate a curve.
A man died in a traffic accident Tuesday after his car slid into an oncoming semi truck near North Plains.
Paul David Suryan, 34, of Forest Grove was killed at approximately 11:00 a.m. Tuesday after his Toyota Camry crossed the traffic lane along Northwest Zion Church Road and was struck by an oncoming semi, according to Washington County sheriff's deputies.
Deputies believe Suryan was going more than 55 mph when he failed to negotiate a curve and was struck by the westbound truck. Excessive speed was probably the cause of the crash, said the sheriff's office.