One person died when his motorcycle ran a stop sign and hit the rear of a pickup truck on Wednesday, police said.
Terre Haute Police officer Farron Stevens said that John Sharp, 38, of Terre Haute, has been identified as the driver of the 1996 Kawasaki that collided with a 1992 Chevrolet C1500 driven by Douglas Pottorff, 47, of Cloverdale, at about 7:24 p.m.
Stevens said the investigation shows that Pottorff was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on 27th Street when he failed to stop at the intersection of Beech Street. The motorcycle hit the rear passenger side of the truck, which had the right-of-way. Sharp was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered multiple injuries. He was not wearing a helmet, Stevens said.
Pottorff was tested following the accident, Stevens said, and showed no trace of drug or alcohol use.
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