04-04-2025
Asheville police investigate motorcyclist death in crash
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – The Asheville Police Department (APD) is investigating a car crash after it left one motorcyclist dead.
On Tuesday, April 1st, officers were called out to the 320 block of New Leicester Highway. Authorities say that a 2008 Honda VT750C Shadow motorcycle, driven by the victim, was traveling south when a a 2014 Toyota Scion attempted to turn left from the Highway into a parking lot, colliding with the motorcycle.
The victim, 69-year-old Norman Lawrence Murray, was transported to Mission Hospital, and succumbed to his injuries on April 2nd.
The investigation into this collision is active and ongoing.
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