Motorcyclist killed in Wheat Ridge crash north of Sloan’s Lake

A motorcyclist died Wednesday in a Wheat Ridge crash north of Sloan s Lake according to the police department The Wheat Ridge Police Department first posted on social media about the crash near West nd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard at a m Wednesday At least one car and one motorcycle collided near the intersection less than a mile north of Sloan s Lake Paramedics took the motorcyclist to the hospital where the unidentified rider later died police noted It s not clear what caused the crash but the intersection was closed for roughly three hours Wednesday for the cleanup and scrutiny It reopened at a m police reported No other injuries had been disclosed by police Wednesday afternoon Related Articles injured in Aurora rollover crash Colorado traffic deaths drop as enforcement of new hands-free phone law ramps up Eastbound I- reopens near Glenwood Springs after crash involving semitruck carrying cattle Police offering for information in unsolved double homicide at Denver restaurant Northbound I- reopens near Pueblo after crash Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day