Coroner identifies moped rider killed in Friday crash near the Rio
A moped rider who died in a Friday morning crash near the Rio has been identified.
He was 48-year-old Las Vegas resident Robert James Harris, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
A gray Mazda hit Harris at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Valley View Boulevard, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Harris had run a red light while the Mazda was turning left from the westbound lanes, Metro said.
Harris was taken to University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead around 5:30 a.m. Friday.
The coroner’s office has declared his death an accident caused by multiple blunt force injuries.
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