A motorcyclist was killed early Monday in a single-bike crash on the southbound I-215 Beltway just south of Sahara Avenue, turning a quiet pre-dawn stretch of freeway into a full-scale emergency response scene.
What we know
According to FOX5, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were called to the crash at about 1:46 a.m. and found a single motorcycle that had “traveled right and left the roadway.” The adult male rider was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers shut down the No. 3 and 4 travel lanes on southbound 215 at Sahara while they worked the scene and began their investigation.
Valley context
The fatal wreck adds to a troubling string of deadly motorcycle crashes that has been building across the Las Vegas valley this year. Recent months have seen multiple riders killed in separate incidents, according to reporting from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and traffic bulletins issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Investigation ongoing
Officials have not released the rider’s identity, and the cause of the crash has not yet been determined. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, according to FOX5.
