Condon man dies in motorcycle crash with car

Published 1:00 pm Sunday, May 30, 2021

FOSSIL — Oregon State Police reported a Condon man died Saturday, May 29, outside Fossil after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car.

OSP troopers and other emergency personnel at approximately 4:20 p.m. responded to a crash on Hoover Creek Lane. State police reported the preliminary investigation showed Timothy Bender, 32, was driving a Honda 450R motorcycle north on the road and collided with a southbound Subaru Outback.

Bender suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.

State police also reported Thomas Edwards, 71, of Bend, was driving the Subaru. He and passenger Gale Brown, 61, also of Bend, suffered minor injuries.

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