The Weld County Coroner has identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on 16th Street near Greeley Central earlier this month as 38-year-old Jacob Duis. Just after 4 p.m.
, May 2, police say Duis struck a vehicle stopped on 16th Street facing east, waiting to make a turn onto 14th Avenue northbound. Police declared Duis dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle — a 71-year-old woman — was not injured.
Police say she stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Police say Duis was going at least the speed limit, but are not sure whether excessive speed was a factor in the crash. They said they will not release any further details, citing the ongoing investigation.
Duis’s obituary describes him as “a beautiful soul” who “you wanted to have on your side and was loyal to a fault.” He had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer earlier this year and leaves behind a wife and three children. To plant trees in his memory, go to Duis’s page on the Sympathy Store at Legacy.
com..
