Wyoming Motorcyclist Dead After Rear-Ending Van

A Wyoming motorcyclist is dead after rear-ending a van in Gillette, authorities say.

It happened around 11:33 a.m. yesterday, June 6, near the intersection of East Warlow Drive and South Enterprise Avenue.

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According to a fatality crash summary from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the driver of a Ram ProMaster was headed east on East Warlow Drive and was slowing to prepare to turn right onto South Enterprise Avenue when Edward Bruns, who was riding a Harley-Davidson, rear-ended them.

The 43-year-old Bruns was not wearing a helmet and died from his injuries.

The driver of the van was not injured in the crash.

Driver Inattention Possibly to Blame for Fatal Motorcycle Crash

The summary lists driver inattention as a possible contributing factor.

Bruns is the fourth reported motorcyclist and the 33rd reported person to die on Wyoming's highways so far this year.