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Montpelier man killed in motorcycle crash

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AFTON, Wyoming (KIFI) - A Montpelier, Idaho man was killed after crashing his motorcycle Sunday evening.

Wyoming Highway Patrol reports Walter A. Castillo, 63, failed to negotiate a curve on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. They said he crashed into a guardrail throwing him from the motorcycle down a steep embankment. He was not wearing a helmet.

The crash happened on U.S. Highway 89 south of Afton just before 6 p.m. Sunday.

WHP reported alcohol is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.

This is the 56th fatality on Wyoming's roads in 2022 compared to 60 in 2021, 64 in 2020, and 96 in 2019 to date.   

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