Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Hwy. 50 collision

A motorcyclist from Southern Nevada was seriously injured Sunday when a van making a U-turn struck him.

Joshua W. Hanlon, 20, of Henderson was pinned under the 1981 VW van, as was his 2013 Kawasaki. He was airlifted to Renown Medical Center in Reno with serious injuries.

The driver of the van, Peter Z. Kwan, 75, of San Francisco was also taken to the Reno hospital by helicopter, but he did not sustain serious injuries. Kwan was cited at the hospital for making an improper U-Turn.

Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chuck Allen told Lake Tahoe News that Kwan was in the westbound lane when he flipped a U-turn to go east, didn’t see the motorcyclist and the collision occurred.

The accident happened about 3:30pm Aug. 4 on Highway 50 between Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center and Zephyr Cove Resort.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report