Woman Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash on Highway 26 in Clatsop County

CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. — A 36-year-old California woman was killed and three people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 26 in Clatsop County on Monday afternoon, Oct. 26, according to Oregon State Police.

Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 23.4 at approximately 2:51 p.m.

The preliminary investigation found that a westbound gray Toyota Highlander, driven by Abigail Hernandez Redondo, 36, of Wilmington, California, lost control while negotiating a corner and crossed into the eastbound lane. The Toyota collided head-on with an eastbound black Mercedes-Benz SUV driven by Gregory Allen Jones, 69, of Beaverton.

An eastbound gray Volkswagen ID.4, driven by Grant Nolen Humphries, 43, of Portland, was subsequently struck by the Mercedes.

Redondo was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Toyota’s passenger, Nestor Ivan Abaunzas-Alguera, 37, of Bell Gardens, California, was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Jones and his passenger, Linda Jones, 65, were also transported to a hospital with serious injuries.

Humphries, an adult female passenger and two juvenile passengers in the Volkswagen were not injured.

Highway 26 was affected for approximately four hours while authorities investigated the crash.

Oregon State Police were assisted by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office, Seaside Fire Department, Banks Fire Department, Elsie Fire Department, Medix, Life Flight and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The crash remains under investigation.