Two people were killed in motorcycle crashes in Wyoming late last week, contributing to a particularly deadly summer on the state’s roads, which are experiencing more motorcycle traffic as thousands of riders travel to from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Since July 19, three people have been killed and two others injured in motorcycle crashes in the Cowboy State, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. All of those killed were older than 66, and two of the crashes did not involve other vehicles.

There have been 65 fatal vehicle crashes — resulting in 72 deaths — in Wyoming this year, including 17 fatal crashes in July. Last year, the state recorded 102 total fatal crashes but just five in July.

The 17 people killed this July represent the most for the month since at least 2021.

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