Motorcyclist dies after crash on I-15 south of Las Vegas valley
On Friday, May 2, around 2:40 a.m., NSP responded to a report of a crash on southbound I-15 at mile marker 28 near Sloan.
Police said a Honda VT750 Shadow Motorcycle was traveling southbound on the I-15 when, for unknown reasons, the motorcyclist left his lane and entered the shoulder and decorative rock area. The motorcycle continued to travel in the rock area before hitting the St. Rose Parkway overpass.
The motorcycle overturned and the rider, identified as 68-year-old Timothy Edward Muniz of Las Vegas, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on May 11, according to police.
This marks Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Southern Command's 28th fatal crash, resulting in 29 fatalities in 2025.
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