A Portland man was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle struck a van head-on after he attempted to pass in a no-passing zone on U.S. 30 in Clatsop County.
Samuel Stephen Clutter, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred near milepost 90 and Timmerman Road just outside of Astoria, according to the Oregon State Police.
Emergency crews responded to the crash at about 8:59 p.m. An initial investigation determined that Clutter was riding a black Triumph Daytona motorcycle eastbound when he crossed into the westbound lane to pass a car and collided with an oncoming Ford Transit van…