SALEM, Ore — A 56-year-old Salem man died after his bicycle collided with a car at Southeast 25th Street and State Street on Saturday afternoon, Salem police said.
Officers responded at about 3:05 p.m. on October 31. Police said a 23-year-old driver was traveling north on 25th Street, stopped at a red light and began turning right onto eastbound State Street. The bicycle, ridden westbound on State Street by Dean Edward Butcher, came into contact with the car’s left front corner. Butcher fell and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. He later died.
The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Butcher’s family has been notified. The investigation is ongoing…