Motorcyclist dies in central valley crash
A Las Vegas man died Tuesday night after his speeding motorcycle left a roadway a few blocks west of Interstate 15 in central Las Vegas and crashed into a concrete barrier.
The man, not immediately identified, was riding at a high rate of speed eastbound on West Desert Inn east of Polaris Avenue at 6:23 p.m. when his 2007 Suzuki GSX-R750 failed to remain in a single travel lane and veered to the right, slamming into the barrier, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The rider was ejected from the motorcycle and landed in a rock landscape off of Rancho Drive near Desert Inn, police reported.
Emergency responders determined that the motorcyclist was beyond saving and pronounced him dead at the crash scene, offciers reported.
A witness reported to police that the motorcyclist may have been attempting to race a black Dodge Charger or Challenger with dark tinted windows, police said.
The man’s death was the 63rd traffic-related fatality in the jurisdiction of Las Vegas police so far this year.
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