UPDATED: Victim ID'd, Highway Re-Opens Following Fatal 3-Vehicle Wreck

Highway 18 near McMinnville re-opened at 4:30 p.m. today following a fatal three-vehicle wreck this morning.

The victim was identified as Miguel Martinez-Perez, 40, of McMinnville.

At 8:32 a.m. the Martinez-Perez was operating a 1988 Chevrolet R300 motor home modified as a mobile restaurant westbound on Highway 18 at the intersection with Caleb Payne Road and Christensen Road.  The Chevrolet was beginning to turn left onto Christensen Road when it was struck from behind by a westbound 2001 Mac truck pulling an empty chip trailer operated by Devin Lewis, 26, from Portland.  The impact pushed the Chevrolet into the left side of an eastbound empty 1998 Kenworth truck driven by Michael Olson, 32, from Astoria.

Lewis was using safety restraints and was not injured.  He was driving for Walsh Trucking out of Troutdale.

Olson was using safety restraints and received minor injuries that did not require medical transport.  He was driving for James Gedenberg Trucking out of Astoria.

No citations or enforcement action has been taken. According to Oregon State Police Sergeant Brad Hessel, the investigation will be forwarded to the Yamhill County District Attorney's Office for review and consideration when completed.