Tragedy struck at an intersection in Las Vegas last week when a multi-vehicle collision resulted in the untimely death of a motorcyclist, marking the city's 98th traffic-related fatality this year. According to a report by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, on August 29, at around 10:12 a.m., a collision occurred at the crossing of North Rampart Boulevard and Canyon Run Drive involving a BMW, a sanitation truck, and a KTM Enduro motorcycle.
As detailed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the incident unfolded when the BMW, driven by 76-year-old Winston Solomon of Las Vegas, was executing a left turn on a green signal and entered the path of the motorcycle, driven by a 27-year-old male, the collision caused the motorcyclist to be ejected onto the roadway and subsequently run over by the sanitation truck, driven by 57-year-old Melvin McCraney, he also from Las Vegas, and his 68-year-old passenger Eugene White, neither of the truck's occupants sustained injuries in the horrifying encounter.
Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the scene but were unable to save the motorcycle rider, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, the somber confirmation of the fatality added to a growing tally that serves as a stark reminder of the perils present on our roads. Both drivers involved in the collision stayed at the scene and cooperated with the authorities and showed no signs of impairment, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
