Bike vs. Vehicle on North Coast, Sept. 22

Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Friday afternoon’s serious injury crash involving a bicyclist and pickup on Highway 131 between Netarts and Tillamook. On September 19, 2014 at approximately 5:15 p.m., a bicycle ridden by KERRY LEE KUNSMAN, age 67, from San Diego, California, was westbound on Highway 131 near milepost 5 when it was struck from behind by a 2011 Ford F350 pickup driven by FRANK B. BOHANNON, age 74, from Oceanside. Both bicycle and rider came to rest in the traffic lane. KUNSMAN was seriously injured and initially transported by ground ambulance to Tillamook Regional Medical Center. KINSMAN was then taken by air ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland where he is in critical condition. He was wearing a protective helmet. BOHANNON was not injured and is cooperating with the investigation. According to the lead investigating trooper, the highway where the crash occurred in a curve has two traffic lanes, one westbound and one eastbound, and there is no paved shoulder on the westbound side. The highway was closed several hours for incident response and collision reconstruction. No enforcement action has been taken at this time.