LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – A 35-year-old Depoe Bay man died late Tuesday night after being struck by a commercial truck as he attempted to cross Highway 101 near Lincoln City on a skateboard, according to the Oregon State Police.

OSP officials said they responded just before 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 to a vehicle versus skateboarder crash on Highway 101 near milepost 121. The skateboarder, identified as 35-year-old Joseph Wesley Tallman, attempted to cross the highway from the eastbound shoulder when he was struck by a northbound Mack commercial truck driven by a 35-year-old Veneta man, police said. Authorities said that the truck driver was unable to avoid the collision. Tallman was declared deceased after being transported to an area hospital and the truck driver was uninjured, state police off

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