A 60-year-old man suspected of seriously injuring a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run collision west of Fall Creek has been arrested by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

John Thomas Klinchok, of Fall Creek, was charged Monday, April 27, with second-degree assault and failure to perform duties of a driver to injured persons in Lane County Circuit Court. He was also charged with third-degree assault and felony driving while suspended or revoked.

Deputies responded April 5 just before midnight to Jasper Lowell Road at Pengra Road, which is roughly 7 miles southeast of Springfield, where they found a motorcyclist with serious injuries after a hit-and-run collision, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Based on debris at the crash site, deputies identified the make and model of the vehicle that left the area. Deputies found a matching vehicle April 26 partially hidden under a tarp on the 39000 block of Jasper Lowell Road, the sheriff’s office said.

Additional investigation led to the arrest of Klinchok, who was booked Sunday into the Lane County Jail. 

Court documents state that Klinchok had his driving privileges revoked because of a felony DUII conviction.

In its news release, the sheriff’s office expressed “Thanks to the many community members who assisted with this incident.”