Motorcyclist dies south of GR

A Green River man died in a fatal crash south of city June 12.

According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, 66-year-old Nick Sanchez died about 13 miles south of Green River after he failed to make a turn in the road.

The crash occurred at about 5:33 p.m. on Wyoming Highway 530.

A release from the WHP states Sanchez was riding his motorcycle at a high rate of speed during a heavy rainstorm. He drove off of the road and was thrown frrm his bike as it rolled multiple times. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, but sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash.

Speed and wet road con...