Junction City man dead after motorcycle crash

By KVAL News Published: Apr 29, 2012 at 12:59 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2012 at 12:58 PM PDT

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. -- Sheriff's deputies said a Junction City man died Saturday evening after his motorcycle ran off the roadway and into a ditch. It happened on Dorsey Lane near Highway 36 in Junction City. Deputies said 50-year-old Steven Kline "failed to negotiate a sweeping corner." Witnesses told deputies Kline was pinned under the motorcycle at the scene. LCSO said Kline was wearing a helmet, but deputies do not yet know if speed or alcohol contributed to the crash.