A motorcyclist has been killed in a collision with a wild horse on U.S. Highway 50.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, Stefan Sobkiewicz, aged 49, of Silver Springs, was travelling westwards on U.S. Highway 50 in Silver Springs, about 35 miles east of Carson City, when he struck a horse while it was standing in the highway near Rocky Road on Wednesday night.
They went on to say that he was thrown from the 2007 Harley Davidson he was driving and landed in eastbound lane. The road was unlit and he was then hit by three vehicles whose drivers could not see him and could not avoid running over him.
All three drivers stopped to assist but he was declared dead at the scene. The horse was injured and had
Investigators say they do not think alcohol or drugs played a role in the accident.
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