LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on the 215 Beltway in south Las Vegas on Thursday morning.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:10 a.m. on eastbound 215, just east of S. Decatur Boulevard, according to Trooper Shawn Haggstrom with the Nevada State Police.
Authorities reported that the motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a concrete sound barrier wall after veering off the roadway.
The rider was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.
This incident marks the 23rd traffic-related fatality this year in the jurisdiction overseen by the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Southern Command.