OSP - A Mulino man died when his motorcyle crashed near Maupin Tuesday night.
July 22, 2015
Wasco County, Oregon
A Mulino man died Tuesday night after the motorcycle he was riding crashed on a road near Maupin in Wasco County.
According to Oregon State Police, OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of the motorcycle crash at 8 p.m. on July 21.
Preliminary information indicates that a 2008 Honda motorcycle operated by Guy F. Medgin, 48, of Mulino, was traveling westbound on Highway 216 when he failed to negotiate a curve. Medgin was ejected from his motorcycle and was pronounced deceased upon arrival of emergency crews, police said.
According to a witness, Medgin had been traveling at a high rate of speed just prior to the crash. OSP was assisted by the Wasco County District Attorney's Office and the Wasco County Sheriff's Department.
The investigation is continuing and more information will be released when it is available.