23-year-old man dies after motorcycle crash near Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 23-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash near Fort Bliss, late Monday night.
The crash happened on Fred Wilson Ave. and Chaffee Rd.
The call came in at 11:43 p.m. Monday night, according to police officials.
Special Traffic Investigators were called out to the scene, stating, the man was going east on Fred Wilson Ave. at high speed when he hit a curb.
This then caused the motorcycle to skid onto a dirt landscape and hit a concrete pillar. The rider of the bike was wearing a helmet.
He was then transported to University Medical Center with serious injuries but later died.
This makes the 47th traffic fatality this year compared to 44 this time last year.
Investigators say speed was a contributing factor in the crash.