Marriottsville motorcycle crash under investigation; 24-year-old rider killed

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Howard County police are investigating after a 24-year-old man from Hampstead died in a motorcycle crash in Marriottsville.

Police said the collision happened at about 6:30 p.m. on April 18 on Marriottsville Road near Warwick Way.

According to police, a 2014 Yamaha FZ09 was traveling northbound when a 2023 Nissan Rogue traveling southbound attempted to make a left turn onto Warwick Way in the path of the motorcycle. The motorcycle struck the Nissan.

The motorcycle rider was taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he died from his injuries.

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Preliminary investigation suggests the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed, police said.

The driver of the Nissan was not injured, remained on scene, and is cooperating with the investigation.

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The investigation is ongoing.