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Freeway Crash Sends Ten Motorcycle Riders to Hospital

Ten Injured, Two Critically, in Multi-Motorcycle Crash - Interstate 5 south of Wilsonville

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - Police say ten motorcyclists traveling together as part of the Brothers Speed Motorcycle Club were injured, two critically, Friday afternoon in a multi-vehicle traffic crash south of Wilsonville on Interstate 5.

Several Motorcycles Crash on I-5 Near Wilsonville, Oregon (UPDATE)

All lanes are open on I-5 northbound following a crash involving multiple motorcycles at mile post 282, 2 miles south of Wilsonville. Traffic is backed up for several miles, and motorists should consider alternate routes. Expect delays as significant congestion clears, and watch for crews working in the median area.

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - Oregon State Police say one lane northbound is now open following a multi-vehicle crash involving 26 motorcycles and two passenger vehicles northbound Interstate 5 near the Baldock Rest Area south of Wilsonville.

Oregon Motorcycle Operator Dies from Injuries Sustained in Monday Crash

The crash happened Monday on Belt Line Road north of Eugene.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - A Springfield-area motorcyclist who was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a motorcycle crash, died early Wednesday morning at an area hospital. The crash happened police say, when the rider lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on Belt Line Road north of Eugene.

Oregon State Police says 21-year old Timothy Russell Tull of Springfield was riding a 1997 Yamaha motorcycle September 14, 2009 at approximately 4:10 p.m. eastbound on Belt Line Road near milepost 6 when the crash occurred.

Motorcyclists Seriously injured in Crash on Highway 242 near Viewpoint

A driver was cited for Dangerous Left Turn.

(VENETA, Ore.) - Police say a Bend-area couple was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle they were riding on crashed into the side of a passenger vehicle that turned in front of them on Highway 242 about three miles west of the viewpoint.

On August 16, 2009 at approximately 4:00 p.m. a 1999 Subaru Legacy driven by 61-year William F. Foster of Veneta, was westbound on Highway 242 near milepost 76 when it attempted to turn left toward a highway turnout.

Idaho Uses FBI Agents to Detain Oregon Motorcycle Riders

For most people, a ticket for running a red light is not a two-hour ordeal.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A group of motorcyclists from Oregon, California, Washington and Australia say police were unnecessarily harsh during a traffic stop in Idaho Wednesday night.

Crash Near Albany Kills Two (PHOTOS)

The driver of a car and a motorcycle rider were both killed.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Police say two people were killed Friday afternoon in a head-on crash on Highway 20 east of Albany. It happened at approximately 2:45 p.m.

State Police troopers say a 1999 Saturn 4-door, operated by 46-year old Michelle Irma Eldridge of Lebanon, was westbound on Highway 20 near milepost 9.

Salem Woman Fatally Injured After Falling Off Motorcycle (PHOTOS)

The single vehicle crash happened on Highway 22, west of Santiam Pass Junction‏.

(SANTIAM PASS, Ore.) - Police say a Salem-area woman died after she apparently fell off the motorcycle she was a passenger on as she and her husband traveled on Highway 22 west of the Santiam Junction.

Preliminary information indicates the operator noticed his wife slumping behind him and tried to hold on to her to keep her from falling off the motorcycle. Despite his attempt to keep her on, she fell off onto the highway.

Hillsboro Man Found Deceased Near Crashed Motorcycle

The cause of the accident is still being investigated.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a motorcycle over the embankment on Germantown Road near the intersections of Old Germantown and Skyline.

Lt. Mary Lindstrand, Public Information Officer with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, says a passer-by noticed a motorcycle over the embankment Sunday morning just before 9:30 a.m.

Deer Blamed in Oregon Motorcyclist`s Fatal Crash

The newly married rider had just visited his mother's house on his Harley Davidson.

(OREGON CITY) - Investigators say a motorcyclist was ‘struck by a deer' and killed on South Chalet Drive at Fischers Mill, east of Oregon City today at 11:34 a.m.

Detective Jim Strovink with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says deputies and the Clackamas Fire District #1 responded to the scene of this peculiar and most unfortunate fatal collision.

Head on Crash Kills Rider and Critically Injures Passenger

Investigators say it appears that speed may have been a factor in the collision.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Deputies in Marion County say a Gervais motorcyclist was fatally injured in a crash Saturday at 11:22 a.m. Marion County Sheriff's deputies responded to a vehicle collision at 1665 South Boones Ferry Road in North Marion County.

A motorcycle driven by 23-year old Sonny John Munkel of Gervais, collided with a Chrysler minivan driven by 23-year old Miguel Angel Ramirez of Salem.