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Motorcyclist dies in hit-and-run crash on I-15

Updated Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | 7 p.m.

Fatal crash

UPDATED STORY: Coroner IDs victim in I-15 crash; semi-truck driver sought

A motorcyclist died in a hit-and-run collision with a semi-truck this afternoon on Interstate 15, closing several northbound lanes and creating long delays for motorists.

The accident scene was cleared shortly before 7 p.m. and traffic has resumed as normal.

Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chelita Rojas said the crash happened at 4:02 p.m. near the Sahara Avenue exit on northbound Interstate 15. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash was recorded on a traffic camera and troopers are searching for the semi-truck that struck the motorcyclist, Rojas said.

Three travel lanes were closed during the evening rush hour.

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