LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) has shared information regarding a fatal traffic incident in east Las Vegas.
According to LVMPD, it happened around 9:23 a.m. on Saturday at East Owens Avenue and North 23rd Street.
Police said that a stolen motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Owens Avenue when a Chevrolet Equinox "failed to yield the right-of-way and conducted a left/southbound turn onto 23rd Street, crossing the [motorcycle's] path of travel."
The vehicles collided, and the rider was ejected from the motorcycle.
The rider, identified by the Clark County Coroner's Office as 48-year-old John Grott, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. LVMPD said that his death is the 63rd traffic-related fatality in their jurisdiction for this year.
The Equinox's driver was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Metro said that the driver stayed at the scene and did not show signs of impairment.
LVMPD continues to investigate this incident.
