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By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 19, 2025 - 8:08 am

Updated June 19, 2025 - 4:17 pm

A 17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday night in a motorcycle crash in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.

The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. on Moccasin Road east of Durango Drive, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.

Police said a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle was eastbound on Moccasin and speeding when the victim hit a concrete barrier on the east end of the road. Responding emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The motorcyclist’s death marked the 80th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2025. The crash remained under investigation by Metro’s collision investigation section.

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