WARM SPRINGS, Ore. — A 39-year-old motorcyclist has died after he struck a large bear on a Central Oregon highway and was ultimately hit by another vehicle.
Oregon State Police says Rhett Larsen, of Bend, died at the scene of Saturday night’s crash on Highway 26 near Warm Springs.
Authorities say Larsen struck the bear, which also died, when it ran onto the highway around 7 p.m.
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