Coroner identifies motorcyclist who died in Franklin County crash

FRANKLIN COUNTY – A man who died in a crash this week has been identified.

Franklin County Deputy Coroner Jordan Webb identified the man as Darrin Dockstader, 56, of Soda Springs.

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The accident occurred at 10 a.m. Wednesday on State Highway 34 at East Thatcher Road in Thatcher.

According to a news release from the Idaho State Police, a 1992 Chevy pickup truck driven by an 82-year-old Thatcher man was traveling north.

Dockstader was driving a 2011 Harley-Davidson and had a 46-year-old woman from Soda Springs as his passenger. He was traveling south.

The Chevy pickup truck failed to yield to the motorcycle when turning left onto Thatcher Road, ISP said.

Dockstader succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident. His passenger suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital by rescue helicopter.

It is unclear whether the truck driver sustained any injuries.

The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.