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Oakridge resident in fatal motorcycle crash on High Prairie Road

by George Custer | Aug 26, 2022 | Communities, Front Page, Oakridge/Westfir

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Lane County Sheriff Department

LCSO CASE #22-4773 — FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH

news Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office

Posted on FlashAlert: August 26th, 2022 11:55 AM

On August 24th just after 7:30pm, deputies from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a single vehicle traffic crash on High Prairie Rd. near Dead Mountain Rd. outside of Oakridge.  A female motorcyclist crashed and suffered severe injuries.  Medics responded and began performing life-saving measures, however she did not survive.

Investigation of the scene revealed that the 2004 Honda Shadow motorcycle was traveling westbound on High Prairie Rd. when the driver lost control, skidded and then crashed onto the roadway.  The driver was identified as 42 year old Melissa Marie Shambley of Oakridge.  Shambley had been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

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George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.

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Written by George Custer

August 26, 2022

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