This just in from PPB: We’ll post full story on the Front Page once we get more details… TRAFFIC CLOSED ON DIVISION EAST OF 122ND AVENUE – BICYCLIST STRUCK BY VEHICLE News Release from Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: July 10th, 2013 4:37 PM This afternoon, Wednesday July 10, 2013, at 3:58 p.m., East … Read more
Thankfully, this looks a lot worse than it was. The man riding the bike was not seriously injured.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) A collision yesterday at North Fremont and Borthwick has resulted in a citation for a man who turned his mini-van into the path of 26-year-old David Collins, who was cycling in the opposite direction. … Read more
Aftermath of a collision on the Highway 6 yesterday.(Photo: Oregon State Police) The Oregon State Police are investigating a collision that happened yesterday afternoon on Highway 6 (Wilson River Highway) east of Tillamook. According to an OSP statement, 29-year old Portland resident Joel Westrom was riding westbound on the shoulder of the highway when he … Read more
The scene this morning. (Photo courtesy Betsy Reese) I hate to say it, but there has been yet another right-hook collision on N Broadway. This morning at around 8:35 am, a woman driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser turned right off of Broadway onto N Ross Avenue and collided with a man riding his bicycle. The … Read more
The Portland Police Bureau have issued a citation to the person who was driving their car and failed to stop in time to avoid a man who was stopped in front of them on his bicycle. The man on the bike was pulling his son behind him in a child trailer and it was crumpled … Read more
Photo from the scene.(Photo: Chris Dorr) On Thursday evening the unthinkable happened. While waiting behind two cars at a red light on SE 60th at Division, a Portland man — with his four year-old son in a trailer behind him — was rear-ended by someone driving a car. The police haven’t released many details, but … Read more
Note from publisher: I’ve long wondered how best to handle all the reports I receive about collisions. They usually do not merit a full story on the Front Page; but I think they have value for the community in exposing problem intersections, sharing experiences, and so on. Years back, we developed a Close Calls Map … Read more
Marilyn at Cycle Oregon 2006.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Marilyn Hayward, owner of Coventry Cycle Works in Southeast Portland, is in the Intensive Care Unit at Legacy Hospital in Portland today following a collision she was involved in while bicycling in Cornelius this morning. According to The Oregonian, the collision happened around 10:00 am at the … Read more
This morning the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) responded to what was first reported as a collision involving someone driving a car and someone walking; but upon arrival, they realized the driver had collided with a man riding a bike. According to PPB Sergeant Peter Simpson, the collision happened this morning at around 6:59 am at … Read more
The SUV driven by Bethany Peck.(Photos: Oregon State Police) A man was seriously injured after he was struck from behind while bicycling on Highway 101 yesterday. The collision occurred at around 11:25 a.m. just north of the Coos/Curry County line. Oregon State Police say that 52 year old Marcellus Tijdink from the Netherlands, was biking … Read more
*Scroll to end of story for major update* Last night at just after 1:30 am I got a phone call about a “weird occurrence” on the on I-205 multi-use path just north of NE Glisan St on-ramp (map). It turns out that someone on a motorcycle heading northbound somehow managed to end up on the … Read more
Curry County DA convicted driver of reckless driving and assault. A man has been convicted on assault and reckless driving charges for driving his car into two women as they rode their bicycles on the Oregon Coast Bike Route last fall. The collision occurred on October 3rd, about 11 miles north of Gold Beach on … Read more