Milton Vaughn, 62, killed, and Abraham Garza Tanguma, 33, injured in tractor trailer crash on Interstate 84 near Huntington, Oregon
Big rig slams into truck stopped for a crash, killing driver, spilling hazmat(link is external)
The stoppage brought driver Abraham Garza Tanguma, 33, of Rio Grande City, Texas, and his 2015 Kenworth pulling a trailer to a halt.
Just before noon, Vaughn came upon the stopped traffic at highway speeds and crashed into the rear of Garza Tanguma's trailer, police said.
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