NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — A 67-year-old Oregon man has died after apparently suffering a heart attack while driving on a Portland freeway.
The Daily Astorian reports that Frank Talcott of Vernonia was driving eastbound Saturday evening on U.S. Highway 26 near Hillsboro when he was stricken.
The Oregon State Police said Talcott’s 65-year old wife jumped onto his lap to control the vehicle and bring it to a stop after she noticed him slumped against the steering wheel.
A state trooper said she got out and flagged down a passing motorist who helped move the car to the right shoulder where they started CPR. A North Plains police officer arrived and took over CPR before Talcott was taken by ambulance to a Portland hospital where he was pronounced dead.
