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A man killed Monday in a motorcycle accident has been identified.
Joseph Bixler, 36, of Bailey, was killed Monday morning when a woman driving a sedan pulled out in front of his 2007 Honda motorcycle.
The fatal collision happened at about 9:40 a.m. on U.S. Highway 285 near Goddard Ranch Court in Jefferson County, said Trooper Nate Reid, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman.
Bixler, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
Vera Carucci, 98, of Indian Hills, was driving a Kia Rio when she pulled out of Goddard Ranch Court to head southbound on U.S. 285 and “into the path” of the northbound motorcycle, Reid said.
A Colorado State Patrol investigation into the fatal accident is ongoing.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
