Local News in Brief : Motorcyclist Killed in N. Hollywood Crash
A motorcyclist died after his bike overturned and crashed into a parked car on a North Hollywood street, police said.
Witnesses said the man, whose identity had not been determined, was traveling west in the 12100 block of Vanowen Street about 70 m.p.h. when the motorcycle hit the parked car, said Los Angeles Police Officer James Casey. The crash occurred shortly before midnight Wednesday, he said.
After hitting the car, the motorcycle smashed into a curb and a street light before flipping over, Casey said.
The man, believed to have been in his early 30s, was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he died of massive injuries and trauma, a nursing supervisor said.
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