PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Investigators are searching for witnesses of a deadly crash involving a bicyclist in early January, Salem Police Department announced Wednesday.
Around 9 p.m. Jan. 11, a bicyclist — identified as 61-year-old Juan Martinez Barron — was found unconscious with a head injury on a sidewalk near Portland Road and Northgate Avenue, according to authorities.
Barron was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died, officials said on Jan. 20.
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As authorities investigate the incident, Salem police are searching for witnesses who drove through the area, along with a pedestrian and a bicyclist seen passing the area at separate times.
Officials say the pedestrian was walking northbound on Portland Rd. near Carleton Way. According to police, the pedestrian was wearing a shirt or jacket with the hood up and was carrying a bag or wearing a backpack.
The bicyclist who may have witnessed the incident rode northbound on the sidewalk on Portland Rd, police said — noting the cyclist was carrying a yellow or light-colored bag and his bike had front and rear fenders, and a headlight.