PHOTO: The motorcycle rider involved in a two-vehicle crash on 700 South Tuesday afternoon died at the hospital shortly after arrival.
The rider, 71-year-old Douglas Metcalf, of St. George, who was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center in extremely critical condition Tuesday, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, St. George Police Sgt. Tyrell Bangerter told St. George News Wednesday.
Bangerter also said the family has been notified. He said he met with the family yesterday evening, adding that it was “a very sad outcome.”
The crash Tuesday was reported shortly after 1 p.m. involving an SUV and a motorcycle ridden by Metcalf, who was thrown from the bike during the crash. Despite the efforts of paramedics at the scene, who initiated life-saving measures and continued CPR all the way to the hospital, the rider died shortly after arrival.