Saturday motorcycle crash kills Bayview man

CAREYWOOD — A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a crash on Barnhart Road on Saturday, according to Idaho State Police.

State police said Kenneth L. Wood was riding eastbound on the Bonner County Road when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing his Kawasaki KX80 off-road motorbike to leave the roadway and strike a rock. Wood, a 50-year-old Bayview resident, was taken to the Selkirk Fire Rescue & EMS station along U.S. Highway 95 in Careywood. Wood, however, succumbed to his injuries.

Wood was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, ISP said in a news release.

The crash occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Barnhart Road.