Driver speeding in alleged stolen truck kills mom in crash

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Nov 9, 2026
We are seeing the shocking new surveillance video
of that crash in Umatilla.
It's really hard to watch.
You can see here a vehicle run a red light
and then hitting that innocent woman.
That mother of two was just a block away from home
when the tragic crash happened.
Thanks for joining us on this Monday.
I'm Luann Sorrell.
I'm Jack Breuer.
Police say the man behind the wheel
was driving twice the posted speed limit.
The crash happened just before 4.30 this morning
at the intersection of State Road 19 and Grant Street in Umatilla.
Marie Ettinger is live there now with the latest.
Marie?
Hi, Jack.
As Luanne mentioned, this was just one block away
from Crystal Daniels' home.
She turned the corner and not even really got
to go through the intersection before she was hit.
Her car wound up on the opposite side of the road,
and after these cars passed by,
you'll be able to see in the median there is still damage
from where that truck wound up finally at the end of this crash.
Crystal Daniels was a beloved mother of two.
The 44-year-old was on her way to work
a little after four in the morning.
She only made it about a block down the road before the FHP says
a driver speeding in a stolen truck T-boned her, killing her on impact.
Just a really bad accident. Sounded really bad.
Surveillance cameras from Drumroll Heating and Cooling across
the street caught part of the crash in the reflection
from the shop's window and the sound of it, like a bomb going off.
The police chief also provided video
of the crash caught on City Hall's cameras.
Umatilla Police Chief David Celia explained
an officer clocked the truck doing 60 in a 30 and
flipped his lights on trying to pull him over.
He said he didn't even have time to start a chase.
You can see the light at Guerin Street turned green
and Daniels start to pull forward in her
Jeep Cherokee just as the Nissan Frontier blows through
the red light at State Road 19.
Everybody knows everybody around here
and then the holidays coming up too. It's gonna be
Pretty tough for him, I'm sure.
The FHP did not release the name of the driver
who caused the crash just yet,
and they haven't given any details about that stolen vehicle.
They did tell me, though, they intended
to airlift him to the hospital today,
but weren't able to because of the fog.
Had to drive him instead, and he did wind up
in serious condition when he was taken in.
That's the same condition we heard at last check.
Live in Umatilla, Marie Ettinger, Fox 35 News.
