Emergency crews respond to fatal motorcycle crash near Spooner junction
There was a fatal crash involving a single motorcycle on Highway 50 West Spooner on Saturday night, one mile above the junction of Highway 395 near the Carson City, Douglas County line.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the passenger on the motorcycle died in the crash which occurred just before 8 p.m. Care Flight landed on the highway to transport the driver who had critical injuries in the crash.
Trooper Hannah DeGoey told KRNV News 4 that the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved. The passenger was pronounced dead on scene and the driver was flown by CareFlight to a Reno hospital with critical injuries.
The crash happened at around 8 p.m. In a tweet, NHP said the crash happened in the eastbound lane at Carson City Mile Marker 1 and that the road would close for CareFlight to land.