Motorcyclist killed after crash in east Las Vegas Valley
A motorcyclist was killed and his passenger suffered serious injuries after their motorcycle hit a curb Saturday morning in the east Las Vegas Valley.
The crash occurred just after 6 a.m. in the intersection of East Harmon Avenue and Jimmy Durante Boulevard, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.
The motorcycle struck the curb on the east side of the intersection, traveled through a chain-link fence, and across a drainage canal. The motorcycle and operator struck the east embankment of the canal, the release said. The passenger was ejected and came to a rest in the desert area east of the canal. Arriving medical personnel pronounced the operator of the motorcycle deceased at the scene.
The death marked the 61st traffic-related fatality in the police department’s jurisdiction this year. The collision remains under investigation by the department’s Collision Investigation Section.
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This story has been corrected to indicate the motorcyclist was the person killed and his passenger, a woman, suffered the injuries.