Motorcyclist dies after crashing into pole near Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas police investigate after a man died after crashing his motorcycle into fence near the intersection of Dean Martin Drive and West Tropicana Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Police are investigating after a man died after crashing his motorcycle into a fence near the intersection of Dean Martin Drive and West Tropicana Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal

A crime scene photographer at he scene of an accident where a man died after crashing his motorcycle into fence near the intersection of Dean Martin Drive and West Tropicana Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

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By Rio Lacanlale Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 9, 2017 - 11:23 am

A 24-year-old Las Vegas man died Saturday morning after crashing his motorcycle into a chain linked fence near the Strip.

The crash happened just after 10:35 a.m. on Dean Martin Drive, just south of West Tropicana Avenue.

Evidence from the scene showed the victim was speeding northbound on Dean Martin Drive where the road curves, police said in a statement.

When the victim’s motorcycle struck the fence, he was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a pole. He was taken to the University Medical Center’s trauma unit with life-threatening injuries, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Nate Chio said. He died at the hospital.

This is the 88th traffic-related fatality investigated by Metro this year.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

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