NHP identifies Carson City man in fatal motorcycle crash Saturday in Storey County
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Carson City man who died in a motorcycle crash Saturday at State Route 341 in Storey County.
The rider, Mark McVeigh, a 74-year-old Carson City resident, died of injuries sustained in the crash.
According to an NHP news release, on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at approximately 12:16 p.m., troopers responded to an injury crash at SR-341 and Storey County mile marker 6, north of Lousetown Road, near Virginia City.
Preliminary investigation shows that a red 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling southbound on SR- 341, north of Lousetown Road.
The rider failed to properly negotiate the curve and entered the northbound lane. The rider overcorrected, re-entered the southbound lane, and struck the guardrail. The motorcycle overturned and the rider was ejected, according to the news release.
This crash is being investigated by the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command West Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) - NHP Case No. 210600918.