A third person involved in the Nov. 12 van crash north of Baker City has died.

Phillip Joel Harris, 24, of Attalla, Ala., died Saturday at St.

Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Jennifer Krajnika, a hospital spokeswoman,

said today. Harris had been in critical condition since the crash.

He was one of six passengers flown to the Boise hospital after the

15-passenger 2002 Ford F-350 van in which they were traveling went off

the highway and rolled about 5:20 a.m. Nov. 12 after hitting black ice.

The crash happened in the westbound freeway lanes near the Highway

86/north Baker City interchange. Oregon State Police believe 13 of the

16 people traveling in the van were ejected as the vehicle rolled,

landing on its top near Frontage Road.

Others killed in the crash were Joshua John Pischura, 20, of Geneva, Ohio, who died Nov. 12 at St. Elizabeth Health Services; and Taune Nicole Winter Pepper, 23, of Deer Trail, Colo. She was flown to the Boise hospital the morning of Nov. 12 and died later that day.

Two of the passengers remained at St. Alphonsus today, Krajnik said. Aaron Stearling Werntz, 19, of Freeport, Ill., was listed in good condition and William Chris Rodgers, 22, of Lakewood, Colo., was in fair condition.

Christine Sandra Aki, 18, of Golden, Colo., was discharged from the Boise hospital Nov. 16 and Katherine Elizabeth Darlene Ischura, 18, of Geneva, Ohio, was released Nov. 17, Krajnik said.

The driver, Nicole Elaine Byrd, 25, of Kissimmee, Fla., was wearing her seat belt and was not ejected from the van. She was discharged from the Baker City hospital the day of the crash. Six other passengers also were treated at St. Elizabeth and released. Two more were taken to Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande where they also were treated and released.

The travelers were members of the Rocky Mountain Masters Commission, a training program affiliated with the New Life Worship Center, in Federal Heights, Colo. They were en route to Portland where they were scheduled to work at a trade show to raise money to support their ministry in Colorado.

OSP troopers from the Baker City office are continuing the investigation with the help of OSP collision reconstructionists. The information will next be presented to the Baker County District Attorney’s Office for review, according to an OSP press release issued Sunday.