An 18-year-old man visiting Durango from St. Mary’s, Georgia, died June 25 after crashing his motorcycle into a tree off Electra Lake Road. (Adobe Stock)
An 18-year-old man visiting Durango from St. Mary’s, Georgia, died June 25 after crashing his motorcycle into a tree off Electra Lake Road. (Adobe Stock)

An out-of-town visitor died last week in a motorcycle crash near Electra Lake north of Durango.

Landon Tew, 18, was riding a Kawasaki KDX 200 motorcycle when he crashed into a tree at 6:53 p.m. June 25, said Colorado State Patrol Trooper Hunter Mathews.

The motorcycle was traveling south on Electra Lake Road when it veered off the left side of the road and struck a tree on private property. Tew was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, though Mathews said it is unknown whether wearing one would have changed the outcome.

Several other motorcyclists were riding with Tew at the time of the crash.

Tew, of St. Mary’s, Georgia, was visiting with friends whose relatives own property near Electra Lake, said La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith.

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