MEDIA RELEASE
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Incident: Traffic crash: Vehicle vs electric motorcycle.
Location: Thurston Rd / 64th Street
Case Number: 26-0236
Date/Time: 01-11-2026 / 4:00 PM
More Information: Community Information Coordinator, spdpio@springfield-or.gov
Completed By: Sgt. Del Castillo
NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT:
On 01/11/2026 at 1:32 PM Springfield Police Officers responded to a report of a vehicle versus Electric motorcycle traffic crash in the 6400 block of Thurston Road.
The preliminary investigation indicates the driver of the involved vehicle failed to see the electric motorcycle as he turned southbound onto 64th Street from eastbound Thurston Road. Evidence at the scene indicates the electric motorcycle was traveling westbound in the eastbound bicycle lane at the time of the crash.
The juvenile rider of the electric motorcycle was wearing a helmet and was transported to the hospital via ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the involved vehicle was arrested at the scene on suspicion of DUII.
The Springfield Police Departments Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) is investigating the crash.
Names of the involved are not yet being released.
