A 57-year-old Clackamas County man died at the scene after his pickup truck left the roadway on the southbound on-ramp to Interstate 205 near SE Sunnybrook Boulevard, in what investigators describe as an apparent race with a motorcyclist who has not been identified. Corey Neal Sharer was behind the wheel of a white Ford F250 when the crash happened just after 2 p.m. on October 5.
Oregon State Police investigators said Sharer appeared to be racing a dark-colored sportbike-style motorcycle before the truck left its lane of travel for reasons that remain unknown, according to KOIN. The race ended in a single-vehicle crash, and Sharer was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcyclist's identity remains unknown.
A Stretch of I-205 With a Troubled Recent History
The crash happened at the SE Sunnybrook Boulevard interchange. This isn't an isolated incident for the corridor — I-205 in Clackamas County recorded multiple fatal crashes earlier in 2026, including a three-vehicle fatal crash near milepost 6 following a police pursuit on February 11 and a single-vehicle fatality near milepost 13 on June 11, per records cited by FlashAlert.
Hoodline previously reported on a serious crash near Kaiser Sunnyside on SE Sunnyside Road, close to the same I-205 corridor, underscoring how frequently this stretch of highway turns up in local crash reports. The pattern extends beyond Clackamas County too — the station's earlier coverage also noted a fatal crash involving speed and loss of control in outer East Portland near I-205.
What Oregon Law Says About Street Racing
Under Oregon Revised Statutes ORS 811.125, speed racing on a public highway is technically classified as a Class A traffic violation, carrying a presumptive fine of $435 and the potential for a driver's license suspension, according to the City of Portland. But the legal exposure can run much higher. Oregon Senate Bill 615, signed by Governor Tina Kotek in June 2023, escalated penalties for street racing and for organizing speed racing events, making a first offense a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a $6,250 fine, with repeat offenses within five years upgrading to a Class C felony that carries vehicle forfeiture provisions, as reported by KGW.
Separately, Oregon Revised Statutes ORS 811.140 classifies reckless driving as a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $6,250 fine when a driver consciously disregards a substantial risk to people or property.
Motorcyclists Remain Overrepresented in Oregon Fatalities
The circumstances of the crash echo a broader statistical pattern in Oregon. Motorcyclists accounted for 98 of the state's 603 traffic deaths in 2022 — roughly 16 percent of all fatalities — despite making up a small share of registered vehicles, according to data compiled by the Metier Law Firm. That overrepresentation has persisted even as overall roadway deaths have trended downward.
Statewide, preliminary Oregon Department of Transportation figures show traffic fatalities fell to 487 in 2025, continuing a decline from 539 in 2024 and 587 in 2023. Nationally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that traffic deaths dropped 6.7 percent in 2025 to 36,640, yielding a fatality rate of 1.10 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled — among the lowest rates in recorded U.S. history. Portland's own Vision Zero program recorded 39 deadly traffic crashes in 2025, its lowest annual total since 2018 and down sharply from 69 deaths in 2023.
Oregon State Police has not released further details on the investigation, including whether any charges are pending against the unidentified motorcyclist. The agency's Collision Reconstruction Unit, which uses ACTAR-accredited reconstructionists along with small unmanned aircraft systems and digital measuring tools to analyze fatal and critical-injury crashes, is among the resources available for cases like this one along state highways.
