By james art LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Nevada State Police are investigating a fatal crash on Blue Diamond Road, 22 miles west of Valley earlier this month.
On Saturday, Oct. 12 at approximately 11:12 a.m., state troopers responded to a crash on State Route 160 or Blue Diamond Road. Arriving officers found the motorcyclist, 57-year-old Jersom Nolasco Briones, and took him to a nearby hospital by ambulance.
A preliminary investigation determined that a multi-colored 2019 Indian FTR 1200 motorcycle was traveling southbound on Blue Diamond. Police officials say the motorcyclist lost control of the motorcycle for “unknown reasons.”
The motorcycle then went off the roadway and overturned, throwing the rider to the ground.
The rider would later die from his injuries while in the hospital.
So far, state police have investigated 60 crashes that resulted in 68 deaths in 2024.
The investigation into this crash is ongoing.
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