Accident in Carson City kills motorcyclist
UPDATE 5:30PM: A motorcycle and a vehicle reportedly collided this afternoon in Carson City, killing the motorcyclist. The accident was reported at around 4:50 p.m. at Camballeria Drive and Carson River Road. The accident victim, a man who has not yet been identified, was reported to be "not moving" and Care Flight was called.
The call was cancelled because the motorcyclist died from injuries, according to Carson City emergency personnel at the scene and confirmed by Sheriff Ken Furlong.
Camballeria Drive is blocked north of Carson River Road as additional units are responding. Carson River Road at 5th Street and Buzzy's Ranch Road is barricaded and alternative routes have been made, according to Carson City deputies on the scene.
Sheriff Furlong reports the victim of the fatal motorcycle accident was a man and has not been identified by the coroner. The driver of the Jeep Cherokee has not been identified. Identification won't likely come for several hours, he said. The Nevada Highway Patrol has also been called from Reno to the accident scene.