Klamath Falls, Ore. – Monday, July 29th, just after 1:00pm, Klamath County Sheriff’s Deputies and
Chiloquin Fire and Rescue responded to a motorcycle crash on Seven-Mile Road, south of Fort Klamath, Oregon. According to witnesses at the scene and information learned during the investigation, Michael Wayne Newman (age 62) of Chiloquin, OR was operating a motorcycle he had just purchased and he was returning to his residence in Chiloquin, OR. The motorcycle encountered the gravel shoulder as he negotiated a curve and left the roadway causing him to strike a wooden sign post, ejecting him. Authorities say Newman died from his injuries.
