November 24th, 2005
in News bits
ALBANY, OR — A van driver accused of hitting a motorcycle driven by an off-duty deputy has been indicted for criminally negligent homicide.
On June 15, southbound traffic on Interstate 5 slowed to a stop near Albany because of a car fire ahead. A Chevrolet van struck the back of a Suzuki motorcycle, ejecting 34-year-old Eric Cunningham and causing a chain-reaction crash with several other cars. Cunningham, an off-duty Marion County corrections deputy, died at the scene. Several crash victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Twenty-eight-year-old Cesar Olson of Eugene turned himself in today after being charged. Source KATU.com
Hello.
My name is Cyndi. I'm very sorry to hear about your late husband. I live here in Indiana and about three weeks ago on Hwy 421 a 20 year supposely fell asleep at the wheel which in turn hit a new biker test driving a new Harley in the rear end. We have had 2 other serious accidents a couple died and a couple was seriously injured because a didn't see them. The LaPorte Paper had an article about "The Uneasy Riders". The newspaper stated that the bikers should be more educated Why aren't the motor vehicles being educated as well? I think they should get a hefty fine and or jail time for such a crime. And an automatic drug and alcohol test on the spot of the crime.