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Las Vegas moped rider who died after hitting garbage truck ID’d

Updated February 22, 2018 - 8:35 pm

A moped rider who died Saturday due to injuries from a Feb. 10 crash has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Las Vegas resident Freddie Johnson, 61, was riding his moped south on Boulder Highway, near Russell Road, when he hit the back of a stopped garbage truck and flipped over, police said.

He was hospitalized with critical injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. Johnson died on Saturday.

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