A Maryland man is dead after a motorcycle crash on SR 167 on Monday.
Officers responded to a crash at southbound SR 167, north of Mile Marker 13 on March 27 around 2:20 p.m.
According to Nevada State Police, a green Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was traveling at a speed 'too fast for conditions' when it attempted a curve and failed.
The motorcyclist traveled into the right side dirt shoulder when it struck an embankment and overturned.
The rider was ejected and succumbed to his injuries.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The rider was identified as 29-year-old Richard Bienve Batista Peralta from Gaithersburg, Maryland.
This marks the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol – Southern Command’s 15th fatal crash this year, resulting in 16 fatalities.