Motorcyclist Died in Weekend Collision with Truck on Elk Creek Road near Trail
A motorcyclist died over the weekend after colliding head-on with a passenger truck near Trail.
Dispatchers from Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon (ECSO) received a call about the fatal crash on Saturday at 12:53 p.m.. Sheriff's deputies responded to the accident near milepost 8 of Elk Creek Road.
The Jackson County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) team also responded to investigate. Preliminary findings indicated a Yamaha motorcycle ridden by a 21-year-old man was traveling south on Elk Creek when it failed to negotiate a curve and drove into the oncoming lane, striking a northbound Chevrolet Colorado.
Life-saving measures were attempted on the motorcyclist, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Out of respect for grieving family and friends, the Sheriff's Office said it would not be releasing the name of the deceased.
Investigators said speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the fatal crash. They said driver of the truck -- who was not hurt -- was fully cooperative with the investigation and impairment was not a factor.
The STAR team consists of investigators from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Medford Police Department and Central Point Police Department. The collision is under further investigation and no more information is available at this time.
Posted on 3/18/24 4:58AM by Sam Marsh
