Freeway crash claims TD man

The driver was not discovered until after the vehicle fire was extinguished, he said.

Police don’t have information on where he was coming from, but he appeared to be heading home to The Dalles.

The vehicle left the road, struck the Memaloose exit sign, continued and struck several large trees before coming to a stop on the right shoulder, Raiser said.

It is unknown what speed the vehicle was traveling, but no skid marks or swerve marks were found, he said.

According to his Facebook page, Degeus was originally from Hood River and went to Hood River Valley High School, and then attended Columbia Gorge Community College.

Raiser said it is “a fairly rare occurrence that we have a vehicle fire that results in a fatality.”