LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A 21-year-old man is dead after a crash in the northwest valley on Saturday night.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the crash occurred on Centennial Center Parkway, south of West Tropical Parkway around 9:53 p.m. An initial investigation revealed that the man was riding a 2009 Yamaha R1 into a left curve on Centennial Center, and failed to negotiate the curve.
The motorcycle then struck a curb and struck a large palm tree, which ejected the man from the bike.
Arriving medical personnel would find the man in the roadway, and perform life-saving measures on him. He would eventually be pronounced dead at the scene.
“The motorcyclist’s death marks the 65th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for the year 2024,” LVMPD noted in a release. “This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section.”
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