Wash. motorcyclist killed in SW Bend crash
(Update: Police identify motorcyclist, say he struck deer, then was hit by pickup)
A 59-year-old Everett, Wash., man was killed Monday afternoon when his motorcycle struck a deer on Century Drive in southwest Bend and he was then hit by a pickup truck, police said Tuesday.
After making family notifications, Lt. Clint Burleigh identified the victim as John Alan Boop.
An investigation determined that a deer ran in front of Boop’s 2005 Harley-Davidson, Burleigh said. He was unable to stop before hitting the deer, causing the motorcycle to fall.
The rider then was struck by a 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by a 21-year-old La Pine woman, who Burleigh said has been cooperating with investigators.
Several witnesses have been contacted as the investigation continues, the lieutenant said.
Bend police and fire medics responded to the reported crash near Mammoth Drive shortly before 2 p.m. Monday, Burleigh said. The medics began life-saving efforts, but Boop did not survive. Burleigh said.
The crash investigation closed Century Drive for 4 1/2 hours between Mammoth Drive and West Campbell Road. Traffic was detoured for much of that time onto West Campbell Road.
