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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into wall near Las Vegas Strip

By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 11, 2013 - 1:25 pm

A motorcycle rider died after crashing into a cement barricade near Tropicana Avenue and Dean Martin Drive early Monday morning.

A 22-year-old man riding a 2009 Honda motorcycle was traveling north on Dean Martin Drive at a high rate of speed, said Las Vegas police spokesman Lt. Dave Gordon.

The man failed to make a left turn onto Tropicana Avenue and crashed into a wall about 3 a.m. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police are still investigating the incident.

Contact reporter Wesley Juhl at wjuhl@reviewjournal.com and (702) 383-0381. Follow him on Twitter @WesJuhl.

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