LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a crash where a motorcyclist died in the east valley Monday afternoon.
Police responded to the scene at Jimmy Durante Boulevard and E. Tropicana Avenue just after 3 p.m. on January 15. Officers say a 37-year-old motorcyclist ran a red light and collided with an RTC bus.
According to LVMPD, the bus driver traveled east on Tropicana Avenue and attempted to make a left turn onto Jimmy Durante. At this moment, the driver of a 2012 Honda motorcycle traveled west on Tropicana rode at a high rate of speed, running a red light at the intersection.
The man was ejected from his motorcycle and pronounced dead on scene by responding medical personnel. He now becomes the ninth traffic-related death in the LVMPD jurisdiction in 2024.
Police confirmed that no passengers on the RTC bus were injured and that the bus driver showed no signs of impariment.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing into the night of January 15.
