Former Bloomington resident dies after Colorado motorcycle accident

Posted on June 26, 2017
Austin Sherwood graduated from Central Catholic High School in 2010. (GoFundMe photo)

By Greg Halbleib

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A former Bloomington resident has died after a vehicle struck the motorcycle he was riding on Friday in Colorado.

Austin Sherwood was 25. According to a GoFundMe page established for his family, Sherwood was driving to his bartending job on Friday in Fort Collins when a vehicle turned in his path. Sherwood was removed from life support on Saturday and was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m.

The GoFundMe page says Sherwood graduated from Central Catholic High School in 2010 and served five years in the Marine Corps.

Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington is in charge of arrangements.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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