RENO " A motorcyclist killed in a crash on a rural Nevada highway has been identified as 68-year-old Wallace B. Moore Jr., from Santa Rose, Calif.
The Nevada Highway Patrol says a preliminary investigation shows Moore was heading south on State Route 338 in Lyon County when the right foot plate on his motorcycle scraped asphalt while Moore was leaning into a curve.
He lost control of his Honda Goldwing and was thrown from the bike.
Moore was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident midday Friday.