FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH - HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF RILEY IN HARNEY COUNTY
Posted: June 10th, 2010 8:02 PM
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Burns work site are continuing the investigation and completing next of kin notification following a Thursday afternoon fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 395 about four miles south of Riley.
According to OSP Recruit Trooper Jeremiah Beckert, on June 10, 2010 at approximately 1:33 p.m. OSP troopers and local emergency responders were dispatched to a reported fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 395 near milepost 4. Preliminary investigation indicates a group of motorcyclists were spread out over a couple miles as they traveled north on Highway 395 to a rally in Halfway, Oregon. The adult male victim traveled off the highway shoulder and into a ditch where his motorcycle struck several boulders, fatally injuring him.
The victim was wearing a protective helmet. His name is withheld pending completion of next of kin notification.
Road conditions were dry and the highway was not blocked during the investigation.
No photographs available for this release.
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