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By JESSICA TERRONES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 10, 2017 - 4:27 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office identified a motorcyclist who died after a crash in the west valley Thursday afternoon.

Jon Christopher Rasimowicz, a 50-year-old Las Vegas resident, died at University Medical Center around 12 a.m. Friday following a crash near South El Capitan Way and West Flamingo Road.

Just before 4 p.m. Thursday, a vehicle crashed into Rasimowicz, who was riding a motorcycle, at the intersection of South El Capitan Way and West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas police said.

Police are invesigating the crash’s causes and whether impairment was a factor.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.

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