On Monday (07/29/24) just after 1:00pm, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Chiloquin Fire and Rescue responded to the report of a single vehicle 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.
Upon arrival by medical and law enforcement, it was determined that Mr. Newman had unfortunately perished from the injuries sustained in the crash.