Matthew Childress, 32, killed and Christine Schneible, 32, seriously injured after SUV strikes dump truck on Highway 99 in Yamhill County, OR

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/05/2015 - 5:48pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, March 5, 2015

1 person killed, another seriously hurt in Hwy 99W crash

The Oregon Department of Transportation established a detour around the crash scene. Traffic updates can be found on TripCheck.
It was just after 10:00am when Childress was driving on westbound Highway 99, and crossed over the center line where he hit a dump truck driven by Raul Gutierrez-Torres, 43, he then exited the roadway to the right and his car came to rest upside-down in a ditch. Childress was not wearing a seat belt and ended up partially ejected from the vehicle; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Christine Schneible, 32, a passenger in Childress' car, sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized. Gutierrez-Torres was uninjured.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Matthew Childress
Christine Schneible
Raul Gutierrez-Torres
Roadway: 
Highway 99

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