A couple from Portland – both executives with Nike – died after being struck by a log that slid from the bed of a passing truck while they were riding their bikes in Napa Valley, according to local reports.
Christian and Michelle Deaton were biking down the Silverado Trail on the outskirts of Napa at about 11 a.m. Tuesday when a flatbed truck tried to go around them at about 40 mph, according to The Oregonian.
At one point, the lumber stacked in the bed of the 2018 Freightliner shifted so that part of the lumber was hanging over the end of the truck — and it hit the Deatons, the newspaper said.
Christian, 52, died at the scene. Michelle, 48, died at the hospital, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office.
The 55-year-old driver — a man from Vallejo who police have not identified — remained at the scene during the investigation, according to NBC.
Police have not said if he faces any criminal charges.
Meanwhile, friends mourned the light-hearted, adventurous couple, who had been married for 21 years and loved to travel and stay physically active.
Christian and Michelle Deaton were reported to have died last week when they were hit by a log on their flat bed.Instagram/Christian Deaton The couple were known for their adventurous spirit.Instagram/Christian Deaton
“Life is their hobby — there’s never a moment where they won’t make the most of it,” Cholee Thompson, a friend who first met Michelle on a group vacation, told The Oregonian.
Michelle is strong but tends to laugh, Thompson said. And he’s always up for new experiences, whether that means going on a spontaneous hike, bike ride or kayaking.
Christian, meanwhile, sings, dances and plays air guitar whenever he and his friends sit down to listen to vinyl records, he said.
Both are executives at Nike, and live in multi-million dollar penthouses in Portland. Instagram/Christian Deaton The Deatons were hit by a log that shifted in the truck as it tried to pass them. NBC Christian died at the scene. Michelle died at the hospital, authorities said. NBC The couple was riding their bikes in Napa Valley when they were hit. NBC
“They share so much love for each other,” Elizabeth LeMay, another friend of the couple who worked with Christian at Nike, told The Oregonian. “They are a couple you meet once in a lifetime.”
Christian is vice president of product and merchandising at Nike Swim and Michelle is director of design studio EQ, according to the Daily Mail.
They live in a million-dollar penthouse apartment in Portland, the outlet said.
The couple were in Napa as part of a two-week road trip that included a string of concerts and stops in California and Las Vegas, the Daily Mail said.
Friends mourned their loss, and said they were trying to make the most of life. Instagram/Christian Deaton
“They lived such big lives that the hole they left in all of us is just gaping,” Thompson told The Oregonian.
“They’re both not perfect, and they’re always trying to get better,” he continued. “But they’re really close to perfect.”
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