Crime

Inexperience blamed for Prosser motorcycle crash

A West Richland man died in a motorcycle crash Tuesday April 14 on Interstate 84 in Oregon.
A West Richland man died in a motorcycle crash Tuesday April 14 on Interstate 84 in Oregon.

A Prosser woman was injured when she crashed a three-wheel motorcycle due to inexperience, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Deborah Parker, 65, was turning right onto North Gap Road after leaving Interstate 82 at 5:03 p.m. Tuesday at Prosser.

She lost control of the motorcycle and rode across both lanes of traffic, through a fence and hit a stop sign on the east side of North Gap Road, according to the state patrol.

She was taken to Prosser Memorial Hospital. She was wearing a helmet.

This story was originally published August 24, 2016 at 9:58 AM with the headline "Inexperience blamed for Prosser motorcycle crash."

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