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By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 19, 2014 - 1:24 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a motorcyclist killed in a Sunday crash in northeast Las Vegas.

Las Vegas resident Oscar Isaac Gamez-Chin, 21, was driving the motorcycle when it collided with another vehicle, state troopers said.

The crash happened on Lake Mead Boulevard near Hollywood Boulevard, southeast of Nellis Air Force Base, about 3 p.m.

No other injuries were reported. Minimal information has been released and the collision remains under investigation.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Contact Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0391.

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