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State Police identifies victim in fatal Silver Springs crash

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

The Nevada State Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on June 7 in Silver Springs.

The State Police responded to the crash at 4:48 a.m. June 7 on U.S. 95A at Spruce Ave. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle was traveling southbound on 95A, north of Spruce Ave. A 2004 Peterbilt flatbed towing two flatbed trailers was turning left from Spruce to travel northbound on 95A.

The motorcyclist attempted to pass a vehicle in front of him in a no-passing zone and continued southbound at a high rate of speed. The front of the motorcycle struck the second trailer.

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The rider, William David Hulsey, 33, from Fallon, was ejected from the motorcycle. Hulsey died of injuries sustained in the crash and was pronounced dead on-scene.

Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Northern Command West M.I.R.T (Multidisciplinary Investigation & Reconstruction Team) is investigating this crash. This marks the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol – Northern Command West 17th fatal crash, resulting in 18 fatalities for 2023.

Robert Perea

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