the Star-Tribune staff | Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:00 am
A motorcyclist died in a Labor Day crash west of Sheridan, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. The driver of a pickup truck that caused the crash is being investigated for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The crash occurred at about 3:50 p.m. Monday. According to the highway patrol, Russell Desantis, 35, of Sheridan, was driving his Ford F-150 eastbound on U.S. Highway 14 when he drifted right onto a shoulder, then overcorrected left into oncoming traffic. He then struck motorcyclist John Lindgren, 61, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Lindgren, who was wearing a helmet, was declared deceased at the scene of the accident. Desantis was taken to the Sheridan County Detention Facility on charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Additional charges against Desantis are pending.