Cheyenne Motorcyclist Dead After Rear-Ending Truck

A 25-year-old Cheyenne motorcyclist is dead after rear-ending a truck in southeast Cheyenne early Friday morning, police say.

It happened at about 12:15 a.m. near the intersection of North College Drive and Campstool Road.

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"Preliminary details show the crash occurred while a Dodge truck and the motorcycle were traveling south on College Drive," Public Information Officer Alex Farkas said in a news release.

"The motorcycle reportedly rear-ended the truck and lost control," she added.

Farkas says the motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

"The Laramie County Coroner’s Office will identify the victim and notify the next of kin," she said.

Farkas says the department’s Major Crash Unit responded to take over the investigation and is working to determine what factors may have caused the collision.

24th Motorcycle Fatality

According to fatal crash statistics from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, this is the 24th reported motorcyclist to die on Wyoming's highways this year, and the third young male motorcyclist to die on Cheyenne's roadways since Aug. 28.

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The state saw 13 motorcycle fatalities in 2023, 20 in 2022, 15 in 2021, and 17 in 2020.