Fatal Crash - Interstate 84 - Morrow County - 09/15/25

MORROW COUNTY, Ore. (Sept. 15, 2025) - On Friday, September 12, 2025, at 11:43 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Interstate 84, on the milepost 159 on-ramp, in Morrow County.

The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Volkswagen Jetta, operated by Austin Scott Yager (38) of Bend, suffered a mechanical failure on the on-ramp and stopped in the roadway. The failure resulted in no visible lights operating on the Volkswagen. An eastbound Freightliner, operated by Adonis Marcial (33) of Miami (FL), entered the on-ramp and struck the stationary Volkswagen. The Volkswagen operator was outside of the vehicle at the time of the collision.

The operator of the Volkswagen (Yager) was declared deceased at the scene.

The operator of the Freightliner (Marcial) was not injured.

The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.

OSP was assisted by the Boardman Police Department, Morrow County Sheriff's Office, Boardman Fire, and ODOT.

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About the Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) 
The Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is a specialized unit responsible for investigating fatal and critical injury collisions on Oregon’s highways. The team provides expertise in the documentation, investigation, and analysis of complex motor vehicle crashes and crime scenes. They receive specialized training in the use of advanced measuring techniques and small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for on-scene investigations. The CRU team includes ACTAR accredited collision reconstructionists and technical collision investigators deployed across the state.