A Portland Fire & Rescue truck slid on ice on Sam Jackson Park Road yesterday.(Photo: PF&R) A man crashed while bicycling downhill on SW Sam Jackson Park Road yesterday. Then, when Portland Fire & Rescue responded to the crash, their fire truck slid on the ice and smashed into a guard rail. According to Portland … Read more
Scene of this morning’s crash.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) This morning just before 8:00 am, a man crashed and fell off of his bicycle while riding south on N. Vancouver Avenue just north of Broadway.
Another serious injury collision happened today on Highway 101. According to the Oregon State Police, at about 1:25 pm, a 35-year old woman was riding northbound on the shoulder of Hwy 101 five miles south of Cannon Beach near milepost 35 (just south of Hug Point Road) when she was struck by a 78-year old … Read more
Aftermath of a collision on SW Canyon Road last week.(Photo: Beaverton PD) Howard Hagge, the man who drove his Dodge Caliber into Yulia Shtutman while she rode her bike on SW Canyon Road last week, has been issued a citation for making a dangerous left turn. According to the Beaverton Police Department, their Crash Analysis … Read more
Aftermath of a collision on SW Canyon Road thismorning.(Photo: Beaverton PD) A collision this morning in Beaverton at around 8:30 am sent a woman to the hospital with what police describe as possible head injuries. The collision occured at the intersection of SW Canyon Road and SW 110th (map). A Beaverton Police Department statement said … Read more
Approximate location of collision. Another collision on Highway 101, this time involving two people who were riding about 11 miles north of Gold Beach. According to the Oregon State Police (OSP) at about 12:55 pm yesterday, a PT Cruiser driven by a 61-year-old man was southbound on 101 traveling over Ophir Dike when it “struck … Read more
View looking westbound on Hawthorne Bridge. The Portland Police Bureau are reporting that a collision occurred last night on the Hawthorne Bridge. 32-year-old Mark Landers was operating a motorcycle (with passenger Jocelyn Shirley) and was headed westbound when he lost control and struck the curb just before the start of the bridge. His motorcycle then … Read more
The bike/car collision this morning on NE Marine Drive happened in a location where Metro owns an easement for a future trail that would place the bikeway off the main road. In a rare blend of advocacy and communications, Metro has posted a story on their website about the crash, saying that the collision, “highlights … Read more
Photo of the scene at N. Killingsworth and Kerby last night.(Photo: Nate Gibson)
Richard Krebs’ bike rests under the wheel of a TriMet bus after the collision last Thursday.(Photos: Bill Jackson) In a major update to our story from last week, the Portland Police Bureau has issued a citation to TriMet bus operator John Nations in a crash that occurred August 12th at SW 6th and Morrison in … Read more
What happened? (Photo: Bill Jackson) Richard Krebs, the man who was involved in a collision with a TriMet bus on SW Morrison and 6th on August 12th, has come forward with his side of the story. He takes issue with several important parts of TriMet’s official statement and says he was under medication from his … Read more
[Unofficial graphic, not created by TriMet.] Graphic showing location of vehicles just prior to collision.(Graphic: BikePortland)
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