Motorcyclist killed in southwest Las Vegas Valley crash

Police investigate a crash on South Buffalo Drive and Cool Pasture Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Nevada Department of Transportation FASTCam via RTC of Southern Nevada)

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By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 29, 2025 - 1:23 pm

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.

The crash was reported just after 12:15 p.m. at South Buffalo Drive and Cool Pasture Avenue, north of West Cactus Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The driver of the vehicle remained in the area.

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