Las Vegas motorcyclist dies after crashing into light pole
A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash early Wednesday morning in the northeast Las Vegas Valley, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Wednesday afternoon identified the rider as Las Vegas resident Jacob Lee.
The crash occurred just after 1:05 a.m. near Christy Lane and Carey Avenue, east of North Nellis Boulevard, police said in a news release. A 2014 Yamaha V Star motorcycle was traveling west on Carey east of Christy toward a left curve when “the motorcyclist failed to negotiate the curve and left the roadway to the right,” the release said.
The rider was ejected from the bike and struck a light pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lee died of blunt force injuries, the coroner ruled. The crash remained under investigation.
