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Motorcyclist killed in southwest Las Vegas crash

Updated March 22, 2020 - 10:01 pm

A 37-year-old woman was killed Sunday afternoon after she crashed her motorcycle in the southwest valley, according to Las Vegas police.

Metropolitan Police Department officers responded at 1:37 p.m. to Tenaya Way south of Ayers Rock Drive, near Robindale Road.

The woman’s 2008 Kawasaki was traveling south on Tenaya when she hit a curb and was ejected, causing her to strike a tree before landing on the ground, according to a Metro news release.

The woman was taken to University Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.

The crash was the 23rd traffic-related death of the year investigated by Metro.

Contact Dalton LaFerney at dlaferney@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0288. Follow @daltonlaferney on Twitter.

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