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Woman dies after motorcycle crash in east Las Vegas

Updated March 18, 2022 - 9:57 pm

A motorcyclist died after a crash in east Las Vegas on Friday afternoon, police said.

The rider, a 39-year-old Las Vegas woman, crashed on East Vegas Valley Drive near Juniper Hills Boulevard at about 4:12 p.m., according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release. The woman was riding a 2015 Honda CBR300R and turned left from Juniper Hills onto Vegas Valley when she lost control and hit a curb. She was ejected from the motorcycle and hit a power box on the sidewalk.

She died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

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