Date: October 7, 2009
Location: Highway 101, Cannon Beach, Oregon
Names: Alan G. Gelvin, Edward Jones, Carol Jones
Alan G. Gelvin, 55, of Seattle, Washington, was killed October 7, 2009, when he slid into oncoming traffic and was hit by an Oregon couple in a pickup truck. The accident took place around 3:20 PM on Highway 101, near Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Gelvin was traveling south on his 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he tried to take a sharp right turn, lost control, and ended up in the path of a truck driven by Edward Jones, 62, of Scappoose, Oregon. Jones’s wife, Carol, was also riding in the truck.
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Date: September 25, 2009
Location: U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend
Names: Michael William Cleary
In a press release, the Oregon State Police have requested the public’s help in locating the family of Michael William Cleary, a 61-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Bend. The accident occurred around 12:30 AM, September 25, 2009, near milepost 28 on U.S. Highway 20.
Oregon State Police reported that Cleary was eastbound on the highway when he tried to execute a left-hand curve and drove onto the south shoulder of the road, striking a fog marker. Cleary, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
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