Monday, September 26, 2016

MOTORCYCLIST DEATHS/INJURIES ON THE RISE; PLEASE WEAR YOUR HELMETS: Helmetless motorcyclist killed when he was struck by a vehicle making a turn near C Street in Feltonville in Philadelphia


Motorcyclist dies after crash on Roosevelt Boulevard







A motorcyclist who was critically injured in a crash on Roosevelt Boulevard has died. (WPVI)

Monday, September 26, 2016 06:53AM
FELTONVILLE (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police say a motorcyclist who was critically injured in a crash on Roosevelt Boulevard has died.

The crash happened in the city's Feltonville section at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Officials say the motorcycle was traveling in the southbound inner lanes of the boulevard when it was struck by a vehicle making a turn near C Street.

The motorcyclist, who police say was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the bike.

Medics took him to Albert Einstein Medical Center in critical condition.

He later died of his injuries.

No one else was hurt.

The name of the victim has not been released.