NHP identifies female passenger who died in Washoe County motorcycle crash
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a 59-year-old California woman who died Friday, June 4, 2021 in a motorcycle crash that happened in Washoe County.
Cara Gray of Castro Valley, Calif., died of injuries sustained in the crash in which she was a passenger on a 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, according to NHP. Troopers responded at 8:26 p.m. to the crash at SR-445 and Washoe County mile marker 35 near Sutcliffe.
A preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was traveling northbound on SR- 445 with a passenger. The driver failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway to the right. The motorcycle overturned and both occupants were ejected.
The crash is being investigated by the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command West Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) NHP Case No. 210600348.