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Tue Jul 17th, 2012, 11:16 PM
PUEBLO, Colo.—A motorcyclist has been killed while trying to flee Colorado State Patrol troopers near Pueblo.
Spokesman Nate Reid says the chase began Tuesday morning when a patrol plane reported a speeding motorcycle on Interstate 25.
Reid says the motorcyclist failed to yield to troopers on the ground on northbound I-25. He then crossed into southbound lanes and drove south on the interstate, exited and wove through several side streets in Pueblo West before hitting a dump truck.
The State Patrol says the motorcycle driver, identified as 31-year-old Robert Frye of Pueblo West, died at the scene of his injuries. The dump truck driver wasn't hurt.
The motorcycle had been reported stolen on Sunday.
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Spokesman Nate Reid says the chase began Tuesday morning when a patrol plane reported a speeding motorcycle on Interstate 25.
Reid says the motorcyclist failed to yield to troopers on the ground on northbound I-25. He then crossed into southbound lanes and drove south on the interstate, exited and wove through several side streets in Pueblo West before hitting a dump truck.
The State Patrol says the motorcycle driver, identified as 31-year-old Robert Frye of Pueblo West, died at the scene of his injuries. The dump truck driver wasn't hurt.
The motorcycle had been reported stolen on Sunday.
Read more: Motorcyclist dies after trying to flee troopers - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21093540?source=pop#ixzz20wquDleM
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