Pickup turned into cycle's path; both men cited

By Barney Lerten, KTVZ.COM

A Bend motorcyclist was hospitalized in fair condition Tuesday, one day after striking a pickup truck that turned into its path on Greenwood Avenue in northeast Bend.

Both the driver and rider were cited following the crash that tied up traffic on the busy northeast Bend thoroughfare through Monday evening's rush hour, police said.

Officer Ryan Shore said a pickup truck driven by Garth Harris, 28, of Bend, was westbound on Greenwood and made a left turn onto First Street into the path of an eastbound motorcycle that struck it around 4:30 p.m.

Motorcyclist David Bullwinkel, 40, of Bend, was wearing a helmet but still went to St. Charles Medical Center-Bend with initially serious injuries.

Westbound traffic on Greenwood was detoured onto Second Street and eastbound traffic onto First Street until the road reopened.

Harris was cited for making a dangerous left turn, Shore said, while Bullwinkel, who was wearing a helmet, was cited for lack of motorcycle endorsement on his driver's license.