Fatal Crash - Highway 101 - Lincoln County - 10/23/25

Lincoln County, Ore. (Oct. 23, 2025)- On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 11:29 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus skateboarder crash on Highway 101, near milepost 121, in Lincoln County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a skateboarder, Joseph Wesley Tallman (35) of Depoe Bay, attempted to cross the highway from the eastbound shoulder and was struck by a northbound Mack commercial motor vehicle, operated by Marcus Daniel Harwood (35) of Veneta, who was unable to avoid the collision.

The skateboarder (Tallman) was declared deceased after being transported to an area hospital.

The operator of the Mack (Harwood) was uninjured.

The highway was impacted for approximately four hours during the on-scene investigation.

OSP was assisted by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Lincoln City Police Department, North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, and ODOT.

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About the Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) 
The Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is a specialized unit responsible for investigating fatal and critical injury collisions on Oregon’s highways. The team provides expertise in the documentation, investigation, and analysis of complex motor vehicle crashes and crime scenes. They receive specialized training in the use of advanced measuring techniques and small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for on-scene investigations. The CRU team includes ACTAR accredited collision reconstructionists and technical collision investigators deployed across the state.