Impaired Washington Driver Dies After Striking Utility Pole Off Oregon Highway, Police Say

Impaired Washington driver dies after striking utility pole off Oregon highway, police say

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Washington woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Friday on Hwy 26, Oregon State Police announced. The crash occurred just after 10:30 a.m. near milepost 7.5 in Clatsop County. Investigators say that Brittany Lute, 30, was traveling eastbound on the highway in a Nissan Kicks when she crossed into the [...]

OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH – HIGHWAY 26 – CLATSOP COUNTY, FRIDAY JUNE 5

(CLATSOP COUNTY, OR; 8 June 2026) – On Friday, June 5, 2026, at 10:32 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 26 near milepost 7.5 in Clatsop County. The preliminary investigation indicated a white Nissan Kicks, operated by Brittany Ann Estella Lute (30) of Long Beach (WA), was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 26 near Hamlet when it crossed into the westbound lane and struck a utility pole on the westbound shoul…