A 25-year-old man from The Dalles died early Sunday morning in a vehicle fire on Interstate 84 between Hood River and The Dalles. According to the Oregon State Police, troopers and additional emergency workers responded to a vehicle fire on I-84 near milepost 73 at about 1:45 a.m. Sunday. A preliminary investigation indicates Jason M. Degeus was traveling eastbound on the freeway when his vehicle veered off the right shoulder, struck a highway sign, and was engulfed in fire. Emergency workers put out the fire and found Degeus deceased as a result. He was the only occupant of the vehicle.