Umatilla County, Ore. — Kenneth Leroy Stout, 85, of Ilwaco died Saturday, March 29, at 2:20 a.m., in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84, near milepost 190, in Umatilla County, according to Oregon State Police.

The preliminary investigation indicated Stout’s eastbound Chevrolet Venture was passing through a single-lane construction zone when it began to pass vehicles on the inside shoulder of the roadway. Stout lost control, entered the median, rolled several times, and came to rest on the westbound shoulder.

Stout, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and declared deceased at the scene.

The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. The primary cause of the crash is considered unsafe passing and further investigation is being conducted, OSP said.