LINN COUNTY, OR - Oregon State Police (OSP) report that on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 1:18 a.m., OSP responded to a commercial motor vehicle versus bicycle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 214, in Linn County.
The preliminary investigation indicated Ryan Lee Bird (40) of Eugene was riding a bicycle northbound in the slow lane of Interstate 5. A northbound Volvo commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Raymond Archuleta Jr. (39) of Portland, was unable to see the bicyclist in the roadway and struck him from behind.
The operator of the bicycle (Bird) was declared deceased at the scene.
The operator of the Volvo (Archuleta Jr.) was uninjured.
The highway was impacted for approximately three hours during the on-scene investigation. The Volvo operator remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
OSP was assisted by Halsey-Shedd Fire, the Linn County Sheriff's Office, and ODOT.
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