LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Blue Diamond Road in southwest Las Vegas Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on Blue Diamond west of Jones Boulevard, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMPD). A 2023 Peterbilt truck with two trailers and a 2013 Harley-Davidson Street Glide were both traveling westbound.
Authorities reported that the motorcycle was weaving through traffic at high speed when it struck the right rear of the tractor-trailer, ejecting the rider. Emergency medical personnel pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene.
The truck driver remained at the scene and displayed no signs of impairment, authorities said. This incident marks the 104th traffic-related fatality in LVMPD's jurisdiction for the year. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.