CCSO: [PHOTOS ATTACHED] BICYCLIST KILLED IN HIT AND RUN, TIPS SOUGHT
Posted: July 30th, 2011 5:09 AM
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Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #11-22804
On the morning of Saturday July 30, 2011 just after 1:00 a.m. a bicyclist was struck and killed in a hit and run traffic accident on SE Mather Road near SE Summers Lane in Clackamas Oregon.
At 1:09 a.m. neighbors near the scene of the accident called 911 to report finding a man down in the roadway after hearing a crash.
Clackamas County Sheriff's Deputies, Clackamas Fire District #1 and American Medical Response arrived within minutes. The 18-year-old male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle that had struck the victim had left the scene before law enforcement had arrived.
Investigators with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Crime Reconstruction and Forensic Technicians (CRAFT) team determined a vehicle travelling eastbound on Mather Road near Summers Lane struck the adult male while he was riding a bicycle eastbound in the bike lane on the right shoulder of Mather Road.
The victim was thrown off the bicycle to the pavement. The vehicle continued eastbound on Mather Road carrying the bicycle several blocks before it too was left on the roadway.
Witnesses say the suspect vehicle may have returned to the scene briefly after the crash before driving away.
Clackamas County Sheriff's CRAFT team investigators have closed SE Mather Road and SE Summers Lane between Cranberry Loop and Springcrest Drive. The roadway will remain closed for several hours this morning while the scene is thoroughly investigated.
TIPS SOUGHT
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is looking for a vehicle of interest that may have fresh damage to its front end, hood and possibly roof. This vehicle would have been in the area of SE Mather Road and SE Summers Lane just after 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, July 30, 2011.
Investigators are also looking for a vehicle of interest that was seen in the area at the time of the crash. This vehicle was described as a dark, possibly black, newer model GMC or Chevrolet pick-up truck with a white decal or sticker on the rear window.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips and information regarding this crime.
Anyone with information concerning this crime is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by telephone at 503-723-4949, or by using the online e-mail form at http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/sheriff/tip.htm.
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #11-22804.
The public can also submit crime-tip text messages to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone. All users have to do is send a text message to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad) -- with the keyword CCSO as the first word in the message body.
Important reminder: Please do not send emergency messages using the text-messaging system -- in case of an emergency, call 911.
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #11-22804.
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