OREGON STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR SEMI-TRUCK INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASH. TRUCK MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN IT WAS HIT
January 29, 2015
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Oregon State Police troopers are
asking for the public’s help in locating the driver of a semi-truck they
believe was involved in a fatal crash on the I-5 early Wednesday morning.
The crash occurred when the driver of a silver Lexus
allegedly rear-ended a semi-truck while traveling southbound on I-5 near
milepost 253, which was an active construction zone at the time. The driver of
the Lexus, identified as 40-year-old Salem resident Vicente Plagcencia, died at
the scene.
Police believe the driver of the semi may not have
known he was hit, and that is why he failed to stop.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact
Trooper Eli Breen at 503.375.3555