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Las Vegas biking community remembers bicyclists killed

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Posted at 12:45 PM, Jun 14, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-14 16:01:00-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — It has been 6 months since 5 local cyclists were hit and killed by a box truck driver near Searchlight.

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Family members and cycling advocates with Ghost Bikes Las Vegas came together at the Las Vegas Cyclery on Friday.

Jordan Barson was sentenced last week.

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He will serve between 16 and 40 years in prison. Court documents state Barson tested positive for meth after the crash.