Springfield man dies from injuries after being thrown from pickup truck bed
A 29-year-old Springfield man riding in the bed of a pickup truck was thrown from the vehicle Sunday evening in a crash and died at an area hospita...
A 29-year-old Springfield man riding in the bed of a pickup truck was thrown from the vehicle Sunday evening in a crash and died at an area hospital, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. Michael Primmer was in the bed of a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup registered in Florida that was involved in a single-vehicle crash at about 5:40 p.m. on Big Fall Creek Road near Fall Creek Reservoir, Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Tom Speldrich said. A preliminary investigation found the truck was traveling westbound on Big Fall Creek Road southeast of Eugene when it went off the road, down an embankment and lodged against a tree, Speldrich said.