LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An 80-year-old Oregon man died of injuries about a week after a motorcycle crash in central Nevada’s Lander County, according to Nevada State Police.
Jerrell Moore of Roseburg, Oregon, crashed on June 19 on U.S. Highway 50 in Lander County, about eight miles east of the town of Austin.
An investigation determined Moore was westbound when the motorcycle left the highway and went onto the dirt shoulder, where it overturned. Moore was flown to an area hospital, where he remained until he died on June 27, according to a news release on Tuesday, July 9.
The investigation by the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command East Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) is ongoing. If you were a witness to this crash or have information, contact the NHP Elko Office at (775) 753-1111 or e-mail ncemirt@dps.state.nv.us
So far this year, Nevada Highway Patrol’s Northern Command East has investigated 20 fatal crashes resulting in 27 fatalities.