Motorcyclist killed in central Las Vegas crash identified

A 26-year-old motorcyclist killed Thursday connected a cardinal Las Vegas roadway has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Julian Gonzalez, a Las Vegas resident, died astatine University Medical Center soon aft the crash, which was reported astir 2:45 p.m. connected Peter Buol Drive, adjacent W. Vegas Drive, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

Police said Gonzalez, who was southbound, ran a halt motion and smashed into a Dodge Ram successful the intersection.

The operator of the pickup, besides 26, was not impaired and cooperated with responding officers, constabulary said.

Gonzalez was 1 of astatine slightest 330 radical killed successful Nevada crashes this year, marking 2021 arsenic the deadliest twelvemonth successful a decennary with weeks remaining successful the year.

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