NHP identifies Pollock Pines motorcycle rider who died in crash on Highway 50 Spooner
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a 19-year-old Northern California man involved in a fatal motorcycle accident Saturday on Highway 50 near Spooner Summit west of Carson City.
Justin A. Breese of Pollock Pines died after he lost control of his 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle and was ejected, according to the preliminary crash investigation. He died at the scene due to injuries sustained in the crash.
Speed may be a contributing factor in the crash, which happened about 1 mile east of Spooner Summit, said NHP Trooper Dan Gordon.
Trooper Doug Hildebrand of the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Multi-disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) is investigating this crash.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have any information related to this crash is encouraged to contact Trooper Hildebrand (NHP) at 775-687-9617 dhildebrand@dps.state.nv.us regarding case No. 170900297.