Man killed in Nye County motorcycle crash ID’d

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 31, 2014 - 4:46 pm

The logo for the Clark County Coroner is seen on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The motorcyclist who died after a crash on a state highway in Nye County has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Denny Randall Sheldon, 53, was riding a Suzuki motorcycle on Oct. 24 on Route 372, near Route 160 west of Pahrump, when his bike hit the side of a Plymouth Scion hatchback, which was making a left turn at Red Rock Drive. Sheldon was pronounced dead at University Medical Center in Las Vegas.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

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