A Lebanon man who was recently arrested for eluding police from Lebanon to Upper Calapooia on April 2 is allegedly a suspect in a two-motorcycle collision in Sweet Home on April 12.
Sweet Home Ambulance and Fire District responded to calls of a motor vehicle collision in the 40800 block of Highway 228 on April 12. Upon arrival, crews got to work assessing and giving aid to those who were involved.
According to the Battalion Chief, Randy Whitfield, the rider of the motorcycle was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Oregon State Police (OSP) reported that they responded to a two-vehicle crash involving two motorcycles and determined one of the riders fled the scene before police arrived.
OSP further reported they suspect Kevin Austin Corrington, 25, of Lebanon, was the rider that fled the scene. The other motorcyclist, Eric Daniel Malcom Frost, 45, of Salem, was transported to a hospital with a broken ankle. Both vehicles were towed and there is a current ongoing investigation.
More information will be posted as it comes available.