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ODOT Workers Hit on Closed Off-Ramp, July 17
ODOT Workers Hit on Closed Off-Ramp, July 17
ODOT Workers Hit on Closed Off-Ramp, July 17

Published on: 07/17/2026

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OSP release - HOOD RIVER COUNTY, Ore. (16 July 2026) – On July 15, 2026, the Oregon State Police arrested a driver who entered a closed Interstate 84 off-ramp earlier in the day and struck two Oregon Department of Transportation workers before leaving the scene.  At approximately 4:10 a.m., ODOT had closed the Exit 64 eastbound off-ramp in Hood River while crews worked to remove a crashed commercial motor vehicle and its trailer. Despite the closure, the driver of a white Porsche entered the off-ramp and told workers he needed to take the exit to get to work.  As the Porsche drove through the closure, it struck two ODOT workers who were staffing the area. Neither worker was injured, and both declined medical treatment.  The driver, Gregory Adam Polanski, 43, of Hood River, left before law enforcement arrived.  At approximately 5:46 p.m., OSP troopers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Polanski was arrested and booked into the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) for reckless driving, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, and recklessly endangering highway workers.  OSP reminds motorists that highway work zones are in place to protect both workers and the traveling public. Drivers are required to obey traffic control devices, road closures, and directions from roadway workers. 

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