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Motorcyclist and a pedestrian killed in crash near Chinatown in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported that a motorcyclist and a pedestrian tragically died late Saturday night in the Chinatown area. The 29-year-old motorcyclist had been riding a 2014 Yamaha on Spring Mountain Road, traveling west at a ”high rate of speed”. At the same time, a 50-year-old pedestrian was crossing Spring Mountain Road outside of a marked crosswalk, west of the intersection with S. Edmond Street. The front of the motorcycle collided with the pedestrian, and both individuals were pronounced dead at the scene by responding medical services.
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Jul 12, 2023
Speeding kills an average of 30 people a day, with over 11k traffic-related deaths in 2022 being attributed to speeding and it being a factor in 29 percent of all deaths in Nevada roads.
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