Husband of cyclist killed in DEA crash sues state police, justice department

The husband of a Salem cyclist who was killed in a 2023 collision with a U.S. DEA agent has filed a second lawsuit – this time against the Oregon State Police and state Department of Justice, alleging that lapses in training, supervision and policy resulted in her death.

Mark Meleason filed the lawsuit on March 21 in Marion County Circuit Court over the death of his wife, Marganne Allen, 53, in March 2023. He is…