Motorcyclist crashes into garage, dies in east Las Vegas

Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle in the east valley Saturday afternoon.

Police responded around 1:25 p.m. to reports of a crash at 3291 S. Heritage Way near South Mojave Road and East Karen Avenue, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Kristine Buist said.

The preliminary investigation shows the 28-year-old man was working on his 2016 Yamaha R6 motorcycle and testing out the brakes before the crash, p0lice said.

The man, who was wearing a helmet while riding, was traveling southbound on Heritage Way when he tried, and failed, to stop the motorcycle. The motorcycle overturned and the man went through the garage door and into the residence at 3291 S. Heritage Way, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“I saw him go by as a blur,” said Tiffany Harris, a neighbor.

Harris, who was outside at a neighbor’s yard sale, said she heard the speeding motorcycle and then its impact with the garage.

The crash sounded “like he went through cardboard,” added Harris’ brother, Terry Briggs.

The siblings went to the garage with other neighbors who called for an ambulance; Harris said it was hard to find the man in the wreckage.

It is unknown whether the man lived in the neighborhood. The Clark County coroner’s office will release his name after his family has been notified.

This was the 84th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year. It was also Saturday’s third traffic-related fatality, police said.

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