Oregon State Police##Jeremy Hopper crashed his Mitsubishi into a car driven by Claudio Martinez-Marquez.

Street racing eyed in fatal

A 43-year-old McMinnville man died about 9 p.m. Wednesday when his southbound Honda Odyssey was struck head-on by a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer that may have been engaged in a street race with a 2013 Lancer.

Identified as Claudio Martinez-Marquez, he is the seventh person to die on Yamhill County roads this year. Troopers from the Oregon State Police gave this account:

Jeremy Gaylin Hopper, 24, of McMinnville, was northbound in the 2010 Lancer when it spun out of control just north of McMinnville on Highway 99W. It crossed the center median and struck the oncoming 2004 Odyssey.

A passenger in the Honda, Bonifacio Martinez-Garcia, 33, of McMinnville, was hospitalized with serious injuries. So were Hopper and a passenger in his car, Natasha Fisher, 18, of McMinnville, who was flown to a Portland trauma center for treatment.

Troopers are investigating the possibility that the 2010 Lancer was racing a silver 2013 Lancer at the time. They said the driver of the other Lancer pulled over and remained at the scene.

Multiple agencies responded, including the McMinnville Fire Department and Oregon Department of Transportation. The highway was closed for about eight hours while the crash was investigated and the scene cleared.