Fatal Crash – Interstate 84 – Umatilla County - 04/23/26

UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. (23 April 2026) – On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 5:07 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 207 in Umatilla County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a white Chevrolet Tahoe, operated by Jeanette Lynn Row (55) of Pendleton, was traveling eastbound on I-84 near Pendleton when it struck the rear of a white Freightliner tractor trailer, operated by Zholdoshev Abdilaziz (33) of Schaumburg (IL), for an unknown reason. Following the collision, the Tahoe turned hard to the right, and the operator lost control on the wet pavement. The Tahoe left the roadway, rolled multiple times, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle.

The operator of the Tahoe (Row) was declared deceased at the scene. Row is not believed to have been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

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

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

OSP was assisted by Pendleton Fire and Ambulance.

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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 documenting, investigating, and analyzing complex motor vehicle crashes and crime scenes. They receive specialized training in using 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.