Motorcyclist seriously injured in River Road collision

A 32-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision on Friday, Feb. 28, on North River Road.

Lt. Trevor Wenning of the Keizer Police Department said that Daniel Ferdinand was traveling south on River Road when he collided with a car driven by Mary Grassman, 74.

Ferdinand was admitted to OHSU Hospital in Portland for treatment of “numerous fractures” to his neck, arm and pelvis, Wenning reported. “He is expected to make a full recovery.”

The collision occurred just before 1 p.m. as Grassman was leaving an apartment complex across from the intersection of River Road and Bever Drive.

“No citations have been issued in this case as it is still under investigation,” Wenning said in an email on Saturday, March 1. “Investigators believe speed may have been a contributing factor in the crash.” 

Keizer poiice investigate a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Friday, Feb. 28, on North River Road at Northeast Bever Drive. The 32-year-old man riding the motorcycle was seriously injured. The 74-year-old woman driving the car was turning north onto River Road from an apartment complex at the time of the accident. The names of those involved weren’t available from the Keizer Police Department. (ROBIN BARNEY/Keizertimes)
Keizer poiice investigate a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Friday, Feb. 28, on North River Road at Northeast Bever Drive. The 32-year-old man riding the motorcycle was seriously injured. The 74-year-old woman driving the car was turning north onto River Road from an apartment complex at the time of the accident. The names of those involved weren’t available from the Keizer Police Department. (ROBIN BARNEY/Keizertimes)

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