The driver of a BMW traveling the wrong way on Interstate 84 struck a Tesla head-on, killing the Tesla’s driver early Saturday.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Autumn Breeze Willis, 26, of Beaverton, was driving the BMW X3 west in the eastbound lanes near Corbett when she collided with a Tesla Model Y driven by Jeffrey Allen Flood, 40, of Boring.
Oregon State Police responded to the crash at 3:49 a.m.
The impact caused the Tesla to catch fire and become fully engulfed in flames.
Flood was declared dead at the scene. Willis suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital.
The interstate was closed for approximately five hours during the investigation. The criminal investigation remains ongoing.
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