Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Sublette County

50 year old Joe L. Sanders of Big Piney, Wyoming died after his motorcycle crashed on April 18th. The accident happened at 6:20 p.m. on Paradise Road near US Highway 191 in Sublette County.

Mr. Sanders was riding his motorcycle westbound on Paradise Road when he failed to negotiate a left hand curve. After leaving the road, the motorcycle tipped over and Mr. Sanders suffered fatal injuries from the crash.

He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Speed and failure to maintain a single lane of travel are being investigated in this accident that marked the 29th highway fatality in Wyoming for 2015.