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Ten motorcyclists traveling together as part of the Brothers Speed Motorcycle Club was injured, two critically, Friday afternoon in a multi-vehicle traffic crash south of Wilsonville on Interstate 5.
On September 18, 2009 at approximately 2:45 p.m. approximately 26 motorcycles were traveling northbound in the left inside lane near milepost 282 in a formation of two columns when traffic ahead began to come to a stop. The first two motorcycles maneuvered to avoid a collision with the stopped vehicle, but the rest of the motorcycles could not react in time and crashed into the vehicle in front of their group and into each other.
Medical responders arrived and subsequently transported eight motorcyclists by ground ambulance. Two others identified as Herbert Sinclair, age unknown, from Heyburn, Idaho and David Bowyer, age unknown, from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and were transported by LifeFlight to OHSU and Legacy Emanuel Hospital, respectively. Both men are reported in critical condition.
Interstate 5 northbound lanes were closed for about two hours before one lane was opened. All lanes of Interstate 5 were open at approximately 5:40 p.m.
Oregon State Police troopers were assisted at the scene by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, ODOT and other area emergency responders.
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I was just in time on my way to woodburn to be stuck in traffic for like 2 and a half hours this some crazy shiot wouldn't you know something off the wall would happen along my way to getting out of town ha
26 people injured, 2 critical, and we're supposed to feel bad because you had to sit in traffic? Poor you, Karen…
Best wishes for a speedy recovery to all 10 of the injured riders.
I hope that fellow riders can learn from the mistakes made here and prevent this type of accident from happening again.
Ride Safe!
Too bad the guys were hurt, but it's more surprising that nobody was killed.
Imagine how different the day would have gone if the riders had taken safety training…:
They would have been paying attention to traffic,
wearing safety gear,
not tailgating,
not riding next to another vehicle,
and there would (probably) have been no crash, no traffic jam, no injuries, and no bikes needing repair.
It's sad they got hurt, but it's their own fault. I hope they take a safety class next spring, before going out to ride again.
The safer you are, the longer you can ride. When you get hurt, you have to stop riding, at least for a while.
F&^* YOU R65GAL CARS NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION WATCH OUT BIKES EVEN IF THEY TOOK TRAINING CLASS STILL CRASH DUMMY, HOPE THAT DUMB BRAWD THAT CAUSED THAT CRASH GET WHAT SHE DESERVES
Excellent Point of view here. Currently on the road between San Fran and San Diego, will look forward to reading more once I get back home.