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Man crushed by tanker identified by coroner

A man who died last month after running between the first and second tankers of a truck in North Las Vegas was identified Wednesday by the Clark County coroner's office as 48-year-old John Casson Jr. of Richmond, Va.

The coroner's office said Casson died from a crushed chest and abdomen.

North Las Vegas police said the double fuel tanker truck was northbound April 4 on Civic Center Drive as it entered the Lake Mead Boulevard intersection about 9 a.m. Casson tried to run between the two tankers, witnesses told investigators.

Drugs or alcohol was believed to be a factor, and the truck driver did not appear to be at fault, police said.

NEAR LAKE MEAD BOULEVARD

Motorcyclist who died on Interstate 15 ID'd

The motorcyclist who died Sunday on Interstate 15 after he lost control of his bike was identified Wednesday by the Clark County coroner's office as 24-year-old Omar Miranda-Hamed.

The coroner's office said the Las Vegan died of multiple blunt force injuries.

The crash occurred about 7:30 p.m. on I-15 near Lake Mead Boulevard.

The Nevada Highway Patrol reported Miranda-Hamed was southbound when his bike hit a concrete median. He was thrown into northbound traffic and struck by a car. Miranda-Hamed died at the scene.