Creswell, Ore. – Yesterday at about 12:30 PM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a motorcycle versus dump truck crash on Highway 99S near Dillard Road, just north of Creswell.
Preliminary information is that a 1979 Mack dump truck towing a dump trailer (both registered to McKenzie Trucking and loaded with crushed rock) was traveling southbound on Highway 99S when it turned eastbound onto Dillard Road and into the path of a northbound 2006 Suzuki motorcycle. The motorcyclist, 43 year old Kevin K PESCHEL, of Eugene, collided with the right front corner of the truck and was seriously injured. PESCHEL was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
The driver of the truck, 29 year old Adam J METTEER, of Springfield, was not injured and is cooperating with the investigation. OSP was assisted by the Lane County Sheriff’s Department, South Lane Fire and EMS, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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