Driver of motorcycle in crash dies

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The second person on the motorcycle that crashed the evening of March 22 has now died of his injuries.

The cycle driven by Andrey Gallegos, 20, of Sparks crashed at high speed into the rear quarter of a Chevy pickup.

Gallegos and his passenger Audrey Rugemas, 21, were critically injured and taken by Care Flight to Renown Hospital in Reno.

She died a couple of days later.

Gallegos died March 30 after he was taken off life support.

The accident happened at Roop Street and Fairview Drive when the southbound bike ran into the intersection and struck the pickup. The driver of the pickup was uninjured.