An investigation is underway after a car crash involving a juvenile motorcycle rider in Sparks.
Police say officers responded to the crash that also involved a car, just before 9:45 p.m. at the intersection of Vista Boulevard and Wingfield Parkway.
Police say a preliminary investigation shows that the juvenile was driving a non-street-legal motorcycle and tried to cross the roadway in front of an oncoming car. They say the car was unable to stop in time and hit the motorcycle, throwing the juvenile rider.
The rider was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. No other injuries were reported.
The Sparks Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded and has taken over the investigation.
The case remains active and ongoing.
If you have any information that can help authorities, call or text your anonymous tip to Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.
