LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in the southeastern valley on Thursday afternoon.
According to the Metro police, the collision occurred around 2:34 p.m. on East Tropicana Avenue, west of South Pecos Road.
Evidence at the scene, witness statements, and video surveillance indicated a Toyota Corolla was stopped eastbound on Tropicana in a left turn lane, preparing to make a left turn into a private driveway. At the same time, police determined that a 2016 Yamaha MT-07 was traveling westbound Tropicana, west of Pecos Road, in the middle of three westbound travel lanes. The driver of the Toyota made a left turn entering the westbound travel lanes on Tropicana into the path of the Yamaha.
Police say the collision occurred when the Yamaha collided with the passenger side of the Toyota.
The rider of the Yamaha was separated from the motorcycle during the collision and sustained life-threatening injuries. The rider was immediately transported to Sunrise Trauma by arriving first responders for advanced medical intervention but was eventually pronounced deceased by hospital staff.
The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene and was visibly impaired. The driver of the Toyota was arrested at the scene and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for DUI-related charges.
"The motorcyclist's death marks the 119th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction for 2023," LVMPD said in a release. "This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section."
