UPDATE: Deceased Motorcyclist Identified - 09/22/23

UPDATE: The deceased motorcyclist has been identified as Ronald Michael Quinn.

Date: Sept. 22, 2023

Case #: 2023-00058543

Incident: Motorcyclist dies in crash on Knott Road

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 22, 2023 / 9:45 a.m. 

Location: Knott Road & China Hat Road, Bend

Driver: 67-year-old Bend resident

Deceased: 74-year-old Central Oregon resident

A 74-year-old Central Oregon man died Friday after he crashed his motorcycle into another vehicle at the intersection of Knott and China Hat roads in Bend. 

An initial investigation determined that the 74-year-old was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle northwest on China Hat Road when he failed to stop at the stop sign and struck the passenger side of a blue Tesla sedan traveling northeast on Knott Road. 

Witnesses to the crash, as well as Bend Fire & Rescue medics, performed CPR on the motorcyclist, but he was declared dead at the scene at approximately 9:56 a.m. The motorcyclist is not being identified pending next of kin notification. 

The Tesla’s driver, a 67-year-old Bend resident, called 911 to report the crash, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. The driver was not cited. 

Members of the Bend Police crash reconstruction team responded to the area to conduct an investigation, and the intersection of Knott Road and China Hat Road remained closed until approximately 1:25 p.m.