If you drive out Murder Creek Road northeast of Albany and turn right on Kamph Road, after a few yards you come to one of those roadside memorials. Unlike most of them, it is not for the victim of a traffic crash. This one is for Jakhob Miles, who was 19 when he was shot […]
Where cyclist died, a ‘ghost bike’
If drivers pay attention as they pass the spot in Albany where Queen Avenue makes a turn and becomes Oakville Road, they now see a white bicycle chained to the guardrail. It’s a “ghost bike,” the sign informs people like me who travel that road and stop to take a closer look.
Tags: bike death, fatal crash Feb. 17, ghost bike, Grant Keith Garner, Linn district attorney, Linn sheriff