A motorcyclist passed away in the early morning of March 21st after colliding with a car in southeast Las Vegas.
The incident occurred just before 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of East Tropicana Avenue and South Mountain Vista Street.
According to police, the motorcyclist, 31-year-old Gregory Lawerence Guzman, was traveling west on East Tropicana Avenue as he approached a green traffic signal at the intersection at high speed.
At the same time, a Chrysler 300 traveling east on East Tropicana Avenue was in the single left-turn lane as the driver approached a flashing yellow left-turn signal at the same intersection.
The Chrysler then turned left at the intersection and was struck by the approaching motorcycle.
Guzman was ejected from the motorcycle and came to rest in the roadway, medical personnel determined that he did not survive the crash and passed away due to multiple blunt force injuries.
The driver and front passenger of the Chrysler were taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center’s trauma unit in critical condition.
According to authorities, the crash has been ruled an accident.
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