The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motorcycle incident near Clearwater on July 17, 2015.

He is Joseph Albert Rene Laurent (Larry) Lamarche, aged 70, of Kamloops.

Mr. Lamarche was the operator of a motorcycle that was heading northbound on Highway 5 at about noon on July 17, 2015. About five kilometres south of Clearwater at Jenkins Road, his motorcycle was in a collision with a pickup truck which was crossing the highway on Jenkins Road eastbound. Mr. Lamarche was deceased at the scene.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

Mr. Lamarche’s’s family has been notified of his death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service asks that the media respect their privacy at this difficult time.

For further information, please contact:

Larry Marzinzik
Regional Coroner, Interior Region
BC Coroners Service
250 861-7429