Tangent, Ore. – Last night at about 9:45 PM OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a passenger vehicle versus a motorcycle on Highway 34 just east of I-5.
According to Sergeant Nathan House, a 1995 Toyota Camry had been traveling southbound on Seven Mile Lane and stopped at the intersection with Highway 34. The operator, 20 year old Robert C WILLCOXEN of Albany, turned eastbound onto Highway 34 and into the path of the motorcyclist.
The operator of the motorcycle, 56 year old Robin M GALUSHA of Terrebonne, was deceased upon emergency crews arriving on scene.
WILLCOXEN is cooperating with the investigation which is still ongoing. OSP was assisted by the Linn County Multi-Agency Investigation Team, the Tangent Fire Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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