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Clearwater motorcycle crash victim named

CLEARWATER – The man who died after a motorcycle incident near Clearwater on July 17 has been named.

The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed Joseph Albert Rene Laurent (Larry) Lamarche, aged 70, of Kamloops died after colliding with a pickup truck south of Clearwater last week.

Lamarche was heading northbound on Highway 5 at roughly noon on July 17. Approximately five kilometres south of Clearwater at Jenkins Road, his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck crossing the highway on Jenkins eastbound.

Lamarche was declared dead at the scene.

The B.C. Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

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2 responses

  1. Brent Fowlie

    My heart felt prayers go out to his friends and family!

  2. Susan Cashen

    So sorry to hear of this horrible accident, my heart goes out to his family and friends.

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Dana Reynolds

Dana Reynolds is originally from Saskatchewan, but previous to Kamloops lived in Toronto for five years. She is well educated, obtaining her Masters of Arts from York University and Certificate of Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. Dana has a passion for travel, having worked and studied in three foreign countries. She is a political junkie, especially as pertains the Middle East as she wrote her thesis on Muslim immigration into Europe. Dana is very excited to be in Kamloops and embark on a career in journalism with Info News.

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