Overview

• Authorities identified the rider as 20-year-old Wyeth Curtis, who died after striking a moose late on October 2 on Route 7.
• Preliminary findings state the moose stepped into the southbound lane, and both Curtis and the animal were killed on impact.
• Investigators say the motorcycle continued moving without its rider, later coming to rest in the northbound lane and contributing to a collision involving two vehicles.
• The crash occurred between the Great Barrington Recycling Center and the Monument Mountain Trustees Reservation parking area around 10:30 p.m.
• The Berkshire County District Attorney reported Curtis was wearing full protective gear and described the event as a fluke, with Great Barrington Police, State Police, Southern Berkshire EMS, and DA investigators responding.