Motorcyclist dead after crash with pickup in Douglas County

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Douglas County Saturday. 

The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said it happened at around 1:48 p.m., when a pickup truck driver pulled out in front of a motorcyclist on Highway 85 at West Louviers Avenue. That’s about halfway between Highlands Ranch and Sedalia.

The motorcyclist, a 45-year-old man, was taken to the hospital, where he died.

The driver of the pickup, an 81-year-old man, was not hurt.