Traffic #Alert: Major Crash Team Investigation Underway At Northbound I-205 to Westbound I-84 - One Person Deceased

Portland Police Bureau - 05/13/18 
On Sunday, May 13, 2018, at 9:40 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to the report of a crash involving a motorcycle operator on Exit 21B, the exit from northbound Interstate 205 to westbound Interstate 84.

When officers arrived at the crash scene, they located an adult male motorcycle operator and motorcycle on the roadway. Emergency medical responders provided medical aid and transported the injured motorcycle operator by ambulance to an area hospital. En route to the hospital, medical personnel determined the motorcycle operator was deceased.

The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division's Major Crash Team (MCT) is responding to lead this fatal traffic crash investigation. Criminalists with the Forensic Evidence Division are also responding to assist with the investigation.

During this crash investigation, Exit 21B will be closed from northbound Interstate 205 to westbound Interstate 84. The closure is expected to remain in effect for the next three to four hours.

This investigation is ongoing and no additional information is expected to be provided this evening.

This is the 16th traffic crash fatality investigated by the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division's Major Crash Team in 2018.

Anyone with information about this crash should contact the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division at 503-823-2103.

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