
Luna County Sheriff’s Captain Jose Martinez said 74-year-old Thomas Gayer of Eloy, Arizona, was airlifted to an El Paso hospital from a Columbus air park with injuries he sustained in the accident near mile marker 82.
Martinez said the accident occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday when Gayer drove his motorcycle off the roadway.
The investigating deputy noted that high winds likely caused Gayer to lose control of his motorcycle before the crash.