LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A 41-year-old woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Mesquite along Interstate 15.
Nevada State Police responded to the crash around 2:41 a.m. on southbound I-15 near mile marker 123, at the Arizona-Nevada state line.
Troopers revealed that a gray 2020 Hyundai Sonata was traveling southbound on I-15 behind a black Harley Davidson low-rider motorcycle. The Hyundai’s driver failed to slow down and struck the Harley from behind, ejecting the rider from the bike and causing it to leave the roadway.
The motorcycle came to rest in the dirt center median, while the Hyundai rotated counter-clockwise and also exited the roadway.
The motorcycle rider, identified as Rebecca Lynn Taylor, 41, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The driver of the Hyundai remained at the scene of the crash, reported no injured, and is cooperating with investigators.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
Nevada State Police Highway Patrol noted in a release that in 2024, troopers have investigated 43 fatal crashes that have resulted 51 deaths.
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