MEDFORD, Ore. — Wednesday morning, Medford Police announced a 14-year-old boy died on May 17th.
Around 7:45 P.M. on Monday, emergency personnel were dispatched to a car and bicycle accident in an East Medford neighborhood.
Police said a 16-year-old driving a 2012 Jeep Wrangler collided with the bicyclist at the intersection of Sterling Point Drive and McQuire Way.
Medical personnel attended to the 14-year-old and transported him to Rogue Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
The bicyclist was identified as Mason Ridgeway. He reportedly lived near the scene.
Police said Ridgeway was wearing a helmet when he turned northbound onto Sterling Point Drive and struck the Jeep.
According to investigators, there is no evidence of criminal liability involving the driver of the Jeep.
Medford police expressed their deepest sympathies to everyone involved.
No further information was provided by officers.
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