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Motorcyclist badly hurt in suspected DUI crash in northeast valley

A suspected DUI crash Tuesday night in northeast Las Vegas left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries, Las Vegas police said.

The crash happened about 10:10 p.m. on the 3600 block of Las Vegas Boulevard North, near Lamb Boulevard, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Investigators believe that a 51-year-old man driving a 2018 Yamaha S Max veered off the road and struck a curb in the center median.

The motorcycle then overturned, throwing the man from the bike, police said. The man was taken to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Investigators believe impairment was a factor in the crash, police said.

Further information was not immediately available.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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