JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. -- Oregon State Police says today a Cave Junction man is dead from a collision on highway U.S. 199.
Oregon State Police (OSP)Â says 45-year-old Johnny Porter died from injuries sustained when ejected from his motorcycle after a collision with a pickup.
OSP says the crash Wednesday at about 4:55pm involved those two vehicles which crashed on U.S. 199 near milepost 6. Its preliminary investigation shows a southbound Ford 550 pickup driven by 31-year-old Robert Clair from Grants Pass crossed the highway's center line and hit a northbound Harley-Davidson motorcycle operated by Porter from Cave Junction.
OSP says Porter was ejected from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel while Clair was not hurt in the crash.Â
U.S. 199 was closed for about one hour as OSP received support from Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon Department of Transportation, American Medical Response, Rural Metro Fire and Grants Pass Fire Departments.
