A Cortez man died in a motorcycle crash Sunday northeast of Dolores.<\/p>\n
Byron Vance Fish, 45, was traveling north when a pickup truck pulling a boat slowed down to make a right turn.<\/p>\n
A second motorcycle traveling in front of Fish came to a stop for the pickup, but Fish lost control and crashed, according to the Colorado State Patrol.<\/p>\n
He was ejected and pronounced dead at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. He was not wearing a helmet, said Trooper Jonathan Silver.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he would have been wearing a helmet, it certainly would have helped,\u201d Silver said.<\/p>\n
His passenger, Anna Marie Fish, 34, suffered moderate injuries. She was taken by ambulance to Southwest Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n
The crash was reported about 3:05 p.m. near mile post 24, about a half-mile east of the Dunton junction, about 14 miles northeast of Dolores.<\/p>\n
The Fishes were riding with William R. Bone, 61, also of Cortez. He received minor injuries in the crash. Bone is the father of Anna Fish.<\/p>\n
Silver attributed the crash to distracted driving and possibly rider inexperience.<\/p>\n