Fatality Crash on East Glendale Road East of Preston

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 1

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: 07/1/2019 1:40 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Sunday, June 30, 2019, at 8:19 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle fatality crash on East Glendale Road, near North 2200 East, just east of Preston, in Franklin County.

Kevin M. Lauritzen, 30, of Preston, was riding eastbound on East Glendale Road on a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Lauritzen failed to negotiate a curve, went off the left shoulder through a fence, and was separated from his motorcycle. The motorcycle came to rest in a residential pond. Lauritzen was transported by ground ambulance to Franklin County Medical Center, in Preston, where he was pronounced deceased. Lauritzen was not wearing a helmet.

Next of kin has been notified.

Idaho State Police was assisted by Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Preston Police Department, and Franklin County Fire Department.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho