On Saturday evening, a fatal motorcycle crash occurred at College Parkway north of Nye Lane, which killed 22-year-old Cameron Jayden Wilhelm of Carson City.
Wilhelm had been participating in the Street Vibrations Fall Rally held in Carson City this weekend, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, and at the time of the crash, it was reported that a motorcycle had gone through a fence, and the rider was pronounced dead at the scene.
Approximately two hours later, an additional crash was reported involving two motorcycles at around 8:20 p.m. at Otha Street.
Carson Now readers reached out to express concern over the cause of the crash as they believed it had been caused by a lack of traffic enforcement and an unmanned barricade erected by Public Works while the investigation into the first crash took place.
Sheriff Ken Furlong said that the cause of the crash is still under investigation, and while he has not seen a final report, there is no indication at this time that the barricades caused the crash.
He said the preliminary findings reported that at least one motorcycle and one car were stopped at the barricade when the second motorcyclist crashed into the back of the first motorcycle, pushing them into the barricade.
The city confirmed that two reflective barricades on either end of the roadway had been erected to contain the scene.
Furlong said that Carson City deputies left the scene when an NHP Trooper arrived to direct traffic, and it is not known at what time the trooper left the scene. However, it was not before the barricades were erected.
Because the crash occurred Saturday night, one on-call public works employee was dispatched to man the two barricades.
While the barricades are not considered to be a cause at this time since the report stated there was already stopped traffic that the second motorcyclist crashed into, indicating the barriers were not hidden from view or a erected in a way that could constitute a hazard, Furlong said there is already a meeting set to discussion how barricade operations can be improved between the city and the sheriff’s office to improve safety for both the public and employees alike.
We will update with additional information as it becomes available.
