A Sweet Home man died Nov. 29 in a motorcycle crash on Bellinger Scale Road, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported.
In a statement issued Dec. 1, Duncan said the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call at approximately 6:37 p.m. reporting a motorcycle crash in the area of the 32200 block of Bellinger Scale, just north of Mallard Creek Golf Course.
The caller reported a motorcycle had crashed into their yard near their residence.
Deputies found that a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle, operated by Lani Lill, 53, of Sweet Home, had left the roadway while negotiating a corner and continued 190 feet into a ditch before hitting a small tree in the caller’s yard. Lill had fallen off the motorcycle during the crash and was found in the bushes, according to LCSO. Medics from the Lebanon Fire District arrived but Lill was pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol and speed appeared to be factors in the crash, LCSO determined.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Lebanon Fire District and the Linn County Medical Examiner’s Office.