Island City man dies in motorcycle crash

Published 10:40 am Wednesday, May 18, 2022

BAKER CITY — An Island City man died when he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding while exiting Interstate 84 in Baker City on Tuesday afternoon, May 17.

John Dale Atwood, 73, died at the scene, according to an Oregon State Police.

The accident happened around 4:24 p.m. Atwood was riding westbound on the freeway when he took the offramp at Exit 304, the Campbell Street interchange, OSP reported.

“For unknown reasons,” Atwood lost control of the 2011 Harley-Davidson and crashed into a guardrail, according to state police. He was thrown from the motorcycle, which continued down the offramp.