Man Dies, Several Others Injured in Woodburn Car Crash on Hwy 214

Aristotle Vargas Killed, Four Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Collision on Highway 214 in Woodburn

Man Dies, Several Others Injured in Woodburn Car Crash on Hwy 214

Woodburn, Oregon: 33-year-old Aristotle Vargas died, and several others were hurt in a multi-vehicle collision that happened Monday afternoon in Woodburn.

According to Woodburn police, the incident was reported at about 3 p.m. on Highway 214 near Astor Way.

Police said Vargas was driving a Mercury Grand Marquis east on the highway when the car struck a Toyota Tacoma and kept going through the intersection at North Settlemier Avenue.

Authorities said the Mercury then crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a FedEx truck in the rear on the driver’s side, causing the truck to overturn onto its side in the middle of the road.

The Mercury then collided head-on into an oncoming Buick Acadia.

First responders had to pull Vargas from his car and airlift him to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Two adults and a minor in the Buick, as well as the driver of the Toyota, were hospitalized for their injuries. They are all expected to recover.

The driver of the FedEx truck suffered injuries that did not require hospitalization.

Authorities are investigating the accident.