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Man killed after a 2010 Mercedes-Benz van crashed into the back of a Freightliner tractor-trailer on I-84




A 2010 Mercedes-Benz van driven by an Auburn, Washington, man crashed into the back of a Freightliner tractor-trailer right on I-84 on Thursday. (Oregon State Police)

  By Bryan Denson | The Oregonian/OregonLive
  August 22, 2015

ONTARIO, OREGON

A 23-year-old Auburn, Washington, man died on Interstate 84 at Ontario after his van crashed into the back of a 1999 Freightliner truck, Oregon State Police reported Saturday.

The accident occurred at 10:38 a.m. Thursday, officials said.

Mark M. Voronkovich was westbound in a 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 passenger van when it collided with the semitruc, which was traveling in the slow lane at about 20 mph, Lt. Mark Duncan wrote in a news release. Veronkovich was pulled from the vehicle, but declared dead at the scene.

The tractor trailer was driven by 58-year-old John D. Mindy of Tremont, Pennsylvania. He was not injured.

"Preliminary investigation indicates that distracted driving does appear to be a potential cause for the crash," Duncan wrote.