Central Point man dies Saturday in high-speed motorcycle accident

A 31-year-old Central Point man died Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle, traveling at a high rate of speed, ran a stop sign and hit the side of a horse trailer.The man, whose name will be released Sunday, was operating a Yamaha R6 motorcycle at about 4:50 p.m., when he went through a stop sign on Scenic Avenue just north of Central Point, according to Oregon State Police Sgt. David Beck.

He crashed into the side of a horse trailer being pulled by a pickup that was southbound on Oregon 99. The victim flew off the motorcycle and was then struck by the wheels of a semi-trailer pulled by a commercial truck following the pickup and horse trailer.

The motorcycle operator, who was wearing a protective helmet, died at the scene.