Stolen motorcycle fatally crashed on US 95
The Nevada Highway Patrol investigates a fatal motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 95 near the Rainbow exit, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)@bizutesfaye
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A stolen motorcycle fatally crashed Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 95.
Arriving troopers found in their investigation that the Honda motorcycle was reported stolen. The single-vehicle crash, which was reported about 2 p.m., happened on northbound U.S. 95 near the North Rainbow Boulevard exit.
The driver, a 33-year-old man, died at the scene after crashing the motorcycle into a freeway wall.
Witnesses said the motorcyclist was seen driving at a high speed just before the crash, Nevada Highway Patrol spokeswoman Chelsea Stuenkel said.
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