LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 21-year-old man is dead after losing control of his motorcycle on Saturday night.
According to Las Vegas police, the crash happened at 9:53 p.m. on Centennial Center Parkway south of W. Tropical Parkway.
Investigators said evidence at the scene and witnesses stated a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling southbound on Centennial Center Parkway into a curve.
They state the motorcyclist "failed to negotiate the curve", hit a curb, and then hit a palm tree.
The man was ejected from the motorcycle and thrown into the road.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
LVMPD says the motorcyclist's death marks the 65th traffic-related fatality in their jurisdiction in 2024.
