NHP identifies man in fatal Lyon County motorcycle crash on USA Parkway
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Reno man who died Sunday in a motorcycle crash on USA Parkway in Lyon County.
Samuel Ray Cox, 58, died of injuries he sustained in the crash that happened at around 1:20 p.m. Sunday, July 15, on southbound State Route 439, also known as USA Parkway, at mile marker 5 in Lyon County, approximately 5 miles north of US Highway 50, said NHP Trooper Matt McLaughlin.
The preliminary investigation shows that a white 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by Cox, was traveling southbound on USA Parkway toward Silver Springs.
Cox allowed the motorcycle to drift out of the travel lane and drove off the highway into the center median. The motorcycle struck a highway marker post and the center median cable barrier. Cox was ejected from the motorcycle while the motorcycle continued traveling southbound, landing in the left-hand southbound travel lane, said McLaughlin.
The left-hand travel lane of southbound State Route 439 was closed from the time of the crash and reopened at 4 p.m. All southbound traffic was diverted into the right-hand travel lane around the crash.
If you were a witness to this incident, or have any information regarding this collision, please contact Trooper Chris Kelly of the Nevada Highway Patrol Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) at 775-687-9649 or ckelly@dps.state.nv.us NHP Case #180701480.