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Pine Haven man killed in motorcycle crash

The Crook County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a motorist Sunday evening, April 26 regarding a motorcycle accident discovered along the Old Sundance Road, near the intersection with McKean, east of Pine Haven.

According to Crook County Undersheriff Todd Leimser, 67-year-old John Knospler of the Pine Haven area was allegedly traveling east on Old Sundance Road at an excessive rate of speed and not wearing a helmet. He failed to negotiate the right hand curve, left the roadway on the north side and struck a fencepost.

Knospler sustained a significant head wound and multiple comp...