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Matthew Wickel, 50, killed and Dawn Patterson, 58, seriously wounded in motorcycle wreck on Beartooth Highway north of Cody, Wyoming

Modified Date: 
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 1:29pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Man killed, woman injured in motorcycle crash near Cody

Authorities say a man was killed and a woman was injured in a motorcycle crash on the Beartooth Highway north of Cody. The Cody Enterprise reports (http://goo.gl/Ucvdqh ) 50-year-old Matthew Wickel, of Thayne, lost control of his motorcycle in rainy and snowy conditions about 5 miles south of the Wyoming-Montana border Monday afternoon. The bike crossed the center line and went down a hill. Wickel and his passenger, 58-year-old Dawn Patterson, of Grand Blanc, Michigan, were thrown from the motorcycle.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Weather Conditions, Road Departure, Helmet Usage
People Involved: 
Matthew Wickel
Dawn Patterson
Roadway: 
Beartooth Highway
City: 
Cody, WY
County: 
Park County, WY
Area: 
Billings, MT

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