On December 14, 2017, 25-year-old Kevin Mayo from Talent was riding his motorcycle on Interstate 5 when he encountered a vehicle driven by 65-year-old Raleigh Rodrigues, also from Talent.
Several miles after the first encounter, Oregon State Police troopers determined Rodrigues intentionally swerved and forced Kevin off the Roadway. Kevin later died from his injuries. OSP called it a “road rage incident.”
After the crash, NBC5 spoke to Kevin’s family. He was described as a protective older brother, a sweet child, a caring denturist and so much more. “He was just so good-hearted. No ill will in his heart at all,” Kevin’s mother, Debbie Mayo, said.
“Anything that Kevin set his mind to he accomplished,” Kevin’s sister, Monique Kelly, said.
After Kevin’s untimely death, tragedy struck again for his family. On Monday, Kevin’s sister Monique traveled to the Rogue Valley with her 5-year-old son to be with her father as he got a tattoo in remembrance of Kevin.
Her family said on the way home to Bend, Monique hit a patch of black ice and rolled her car. Her five-year-old miraculously didn’t have a scratch on him but Monique was pinned underneath the car.
Help didn’t come until a half-hour later when a Good Samaritan found Monique and her son.
She’s now at OHSU in Portland. As a result of the crash, Monique is paralyzed from the chest down.
The family has started a GoFundMe page to help with expenses at gofundme.com/monique-kelley-recovery-fund.
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