{"id":2985,"date":"2026-07-24T19:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:38:30","slug":"shocking-video-captures-minivan-ramming-motorcyclist-police-say-it-was-road-rage-and-the-driver-fled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/?p=2985","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Video Captures Minivan Ramming Motorcyclist. Police Say It Was Road Rage, and the Driver Fled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon police are still asking the public for help tracking down the driver of the blue late-model Kia Carnival seen in the video<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Police in Oregon are asking for help tracking down the driver of a minivan that was seen on camera ramming into a motorcyclist during an alleged road rage incident, sending the biker flying off a U.S. highway on the morning of Monday, May 5.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The Beaverton Police Department shared\u00a0the shocking video\u00a0on Facebook, which appears to show a motorcyclist pointing at a nearby minivan just before the minivan suddenly speeds up and swerves into the biker. The impact sends the motorcyclist and his bike off U.S. Route 26.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The minivan then speeds off and passes several cars before disappearing out of frame as other drivers appear to slow down in order to stop and check on the biker, who crashed out of frame.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cThe preliminary investigation suggests that the incident may have been the result of a road rage interaction between the driver of a blue late-model Kia Carnival and a motorcycle rider,\u201d Beaverton police said in a social media post that included the video. \u201cThe Kia sideswiped the motorcycle, causing the rider to lose control. The driver of the Kia then fled the scene. Investigators believe the driver of the Kia\u2019s actions were intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JhAuCcgUyb2Fwbr_BhOk-yuLzP8=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(893x517:895x519):format(webp)\/minivan-motorcycle-hit-and-run-050625-dfd0bed263d74e2e8dd9f1f0ebaedb09.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JhAuCcgUyb2Fwbr_BhOk-yuLzP8=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(893x517:895x519):format(webp)\/minivan-motorcycle-hit-and-run-050625-dfd0bed263d74e2e8dd9f1f0ebaedb09.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Oregon Police Looking for Driver Who Hit Motorcyclist\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JhAuCcgUyb2Fwbr_BhOk-yuLzP8=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(893x517:895x519):format(webp)\/minivan-motorcycle-hit-and-run-050625-dfd0bed263d74e2e8dd9f1f0ebaedb09.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JhAuCcgUyb2Fwbr_BhOk-yuLzP8=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(893x517:895x519):format(webp)\/minivan-motorcycle-hit-and-run-050625-dfd0bed263d74e2e8dd9f1f0ebaedb09.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Beaverton Police\/YouTube.<\/span>Beaverton Police\/YouTube<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Beaverton police added that \u201cthe motorcycle rider sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cThe driver of the Kia has been described as a White, male, adult, approximately 30 &#8211; 40 years of age, with a black beard,\u201d the police department added. \u201cThe Beaverton Police Department is actively seeking the driver of the Kia and the vehicle involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PEOPLE has reached out to Beaverton Police Department officials for an update on both the motorcyclist\u2019s condition and the investigation into the driver of the minivan. No charges have been filed as of Tuesday morning and police have not yet provided an update publicly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAnyone with information regarding this incident or the suspect\u2019s whereabouts is asked to contact Officer Nick Coplin with the Beaverton Police Department at 971.253.9710 or through our non-emergency line at 503.629.0111,\u201d the department asked on social media. \u201cThe Beaverton Police Department urges anyone who may have seen the Kia or witnessed any part of the incident to contact police.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon police are still asking the public for help tracking down the driver of the blue late-model Kia Carnival seen in the video Police in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-stories","category-military"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2987,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2985\/revisions\/2987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talesofmotivations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}