LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A motorcyclist is dead after "striking a curb and crashing into a wall" in a southwest valley neighborhood on Monday evening.
Las Vegas Metro police determined that a 31-year-old man riding a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound on South Durango Drive, north of West Hacienda Avenue, around 10:03 p.m.
The motorcyclist reportedly failed to maintain his marked travel lane and struck the west curb line, where the bike began to overturn on the west sidewalk. He then collided with a small retaining wall and a light pole, which caused him to be redirected back into the roadway and separated from his motorcycle, according to police.
Responding medical personnel determined the rider was beyond medical resuscitation, and pronounced him deceased at the scene.
"The motorcyclist’s death marked the 88th traffic-related fatality in LVMPD’s jurisdiction for the year 2023," LVMPD said in a press release. "This collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD’s Collision Investigation Section."
