Helmeted Idaho motorcyclist killed when his Harley leaves highway, lands in pasture
A single motorist crash in Gem County left a 73-year-old man dead, Idaho State Police said.
At about 2:52 p.m. Thursday, the man was driving his 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on the Sweet-Ola Highway around mile marker 3.5 when he failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the road, according to a news release from state police. He crossed a canal and stopped in a nearby pasture.
The Sweet man, who was wearing a helmet, died from his injuries at the scene, state police said. Sweet is an unincorporated community northeast of Emmett.
State police were investigating.
Alex Brizee
Idaho Statesman