Impaired motorcyclist dies, passenger seriously injured after crash near Mt. Bachelor, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A motorcycle crash near Mt. Bachelor on Tuesday left the driver and dead and the passenger seriously injured, according to Oregon State Police.
The crash took place just after 6:30 p.m.
"The preliminary investigation indicated a black Husqvarna motorcycle, operated by Beau Douglas Gibney (36) of Sisters, was traveling southbound on Forest Service Road 46 (also known as Century Drive and Cascade Lakes Highway) when it drove off the west shoulder roadway near milepost 24 and struck a tree stump," OSP said.
Both individuals were thrown from the motorcycle. Despite life-saving efforts, Gibney died at the scene, while the passenger was air-lifted to a nearby hospital.
"Speed and impairment are believed to be contributing factors in the crash," police said.