UPDATED CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL RELEASE (BELOW)
Davis Franco was traveling south bound on SE 3rd Street at the time of the crash, not north bound as indicated below.
Date: Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Case #: 2018-382699
Date and Time of Incident: December 11th @ 10:16am
Type of Incident: Fatal Traffic Crash
Location of Incident: NE 3rd Street at SE Miller Avenue
Driver 1/Deceased: Davis Franco 21year old Bend resident
Driver 2: Ryan Wannemaker 43 year old Bend resident
Narrative:
On December 11th at 10:16am Bend Police and Bend Fire responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup towing a utility trailer at the intersection of SE 3rd Street and SE Miller Avenue.
During the initial investigation it was learned that Davis Franco was traveling north bound on SE 3rd Street riding a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle. Ryan Wannemaker operating a 2017 Chevy pickup, which was towing an enclosed utility trailer. Wannemaker was east on SE Miller and stopped at the stop sign at SE 3rd Street. Wannemaker made a left turn to head north on SE 3rd Street. At this point Franco’s motorcycle collided with the rear quarter panel of Wannemaker’s pickup.
Responding officers and medics provided life saving efforts, but Franco was pronounced deceased at the scene. Wannemaker remained on scene of the crash and fully cooperated with investigators.
The roadway was closed until approximately 1:30pm while the Bend Police Department reconstruction team investigated the scene. The Bend Police Department reconstruction team is actively investigating the crash. Crash investigators are asking anybody who witnessed the incident or who observed described vehicles prior to the crash to call the non-emergency number, 541-693-6911.