On Thursday, August 8, 2019, at approximately 2:15 P.M. Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy 30 near milepost 39. Preliminary investigation revealed a silver Cadillac Escalade, operated by Michael Scarlett (65) of Oakland, CA, was traveling eastbound when it left the roadway, went up the embankment and rotated/rolled multiple times before coming to rest on its passenger side. Scarlett received minor injuries. There were four passengers in the Cadillac: Barry Robinson Jr. (61) from Oregon City sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased.
Zyrone Powell (23) from Oregon City was transported with serious injures. Coleman Ewell (28) from Pleasantville, NJ minor injuries. Clayton Ewell (25) from Philadelphia, PA minor injuries. Hwy 30 was completely closed with a detour in place for approximately 2 hours and then opened to one lane of travel for an additional hour.
