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Man On Bicycle Killed By Motorist In North Las Vegas Sunday Morning

The site in North Las Vegas where a man was killed from being struck by a motorist Sunday morning. Photo: North Las Vegas Police Department

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

My heart sank — again.

A bicyclist was killed in the city of North Las Vegas Sunday morning.

Authorities identified the bicyclist as 31-year-old Ben Black. He had a pregnant wife and a young son. The gofundme.com page.

Every time I hear about a car or truck striking a bicyclist, my heart skips a beat.

The vehicle that struck a bicyclist in North Las Vegas. Photo: North Las Vegas Police Department

This time, North Las Vegas Police said a woman driving an SUV crashed into a bicyclist pedaling south on Bostick Weir Street at 8:22 AM. Police said a woman in the SUV was moving east on Dorrell Lane and drove her vehicle into a bicyclist heading south on Bostick Weir St.

The man on the bicycle was transported to UMC, where he was pronounced dead.

The female motorist remained on the scene. Police said impairment is not believed to be a factor. But speed played a role and was a possible factor, police believe.

Anyone with more information regarding this incident is asked to call NLVPD at 702-633-9111.


PSA

Alan Snel: Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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