A correction was made at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 13, 2025: An earlier version of this article reported the incorrect location of the crash in Lane County. The News regrets the error.
Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Oregon State Police. All crashes with fatalities may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation.
SATURDAY, JAN. 4
• 8:49 a.m. — Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near the Interstate 82 intersection southwest of Hermiston that took the life of Eduardo Flores Alvarez, 34, of Pendleton. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Alvarez was driving a Ford F-250 when for unknown reasons, the vehicle entered the median, rolled and came to rest in the westbound lanes. The driver was ejected during the crash. Alvarez was declared deceased at the scene. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
TUESDAY, JAN. 7
• 3:05 p.m. — Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 126 west of Tiernan in Lane County that took the life of Victor Joseph Cianci, 74, of Florence. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Cianci was driving west in a Ferrari GTB at a high rate of speed when the vehicle crossed the center line, struck a guardrail and overturned into a pond. Cianci was declared deceased at the scene.