Steven Dayley died of his injuries after he was struck on a bicycle.The 65-year-old cyclist who was struck during the “Reach the Beach” bike ride near Grand Ronde has died.
Steven Y. Dayley of Camas, Wash., died of his injuries Saturday night at Salem Memorial Hospital.
At 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Dayley was on a bicycle going west on the shoulder of Highway 18, when a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche truck, also going west, veered right to avoid traffic and struck the bicycle, according
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Steven Dayley died of his injuries after he was struck on a bicycle.The 65-year-old cyclist who was struck during the “Reach the Beach” bike ride near Grand Ronde has died.
Steven Y. Dayley of Camas, Wash., died of his injuries Saturday night at Salem Memorial Hospital.
At 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Dayley was on a bicycle going west on the shoulder of Highway 18, when a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche truck, also going west, veered right to avoid traffic and struck the bicycle, according to an Oregon State Police release.
The driver of the truck was Fred Moore III, 24, of Battleground. He was not injured.
Dayley had joined other cyclists participating in the “Reach the Beach” bike ride, a popular American Lung Association cycling event. The ride started in four different locations throughout Willamette Valley and ended at the Oregon Coast in Pacific City. Dayley was not an official entrant of the ride.