MOTORCYCLE REAR-ENDED BY SEDAN, MOTORCYCLIST FLEES SCENE

May 17, 2021 4:00 a.m.

A report from Oregon State Police said a motorcycle was rear ended by a sedan early Saturday morning.

The accident took place at about 5:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate Five, approximately two miles south of Canyonville. The man riding the motorcycle fled the scene in a vehicle that had been traveling with it. The report said it was discovered that the motorcyclist is the suspect in an assault in Grants Pass. The man in the car he was traveling with is believed to be an accomplice in the assault. A gun was discovered at the scene of the collision and it is believed to be the weapon used in the assault.

The sedan driver was apparently not cited according to the report.