PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 35-year-old Vernonia man died after hitting a utility pole off the side of Hwy 47 near Manning early Thursday morning.
Andrew Schappert was driving his Acura Integra near milepost 75 when the car left the road on a curve and hit the pole. Schappert died at the scene.
Investigators had Hwy 47 closed for about 5 hours as officials from the Oregon State Police, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Banks Fire Department, ODOT and PGE.
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