Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing Head-On with Passenger Truck
TRAIL, Ore. - A 21-year-old motorcyclist died yesterday, Saturday March 16, after colliding head-on with a passenger truck outside of Trail, Ore. Our condolences go out to his friends and family. Out of respect to the grieving we will not be releasing the name of the deceased.
ECSO Dispatch received a call for a motor vehicle crash at 12:53 p.m. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responded to the crash on mile marker 8 of Elk Creek Road. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the motorcycle rider was pronounced deceased on scene. Speed is believed to be a contributing factor.
Jackson County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) team responded to investigate. Preliminary findings revealed a 2022 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling southbound on Elk Creek Road when it failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and drove into the oncoming lane, striking a northbound 2018 Chevy Colorado. Speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the crash. The driver of the passenger truck was fully cooperative with the investigation. Impairment was not a factor in the crash.
The STAR Team consists of investigators from JCSO, Medford Police Department, and Central Point Police Department. This case is under further investigation. There is no more information available for release.
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