Update: The motorcyclist killed in Monday’s collision on West End Avenue is identified as Victor Martinez, 32.
The motorcyclist killed at 6 p.m. Monday on West End Avenue after colliding with an SUV appears to have run the red light at Murphy Road just prior to the crash. The deceased carried a Mexican identification card. The Medical Examiner’s Office will assist in confirming his identity.
Witnesses reported the motorcycle was traveling west on West End Avenue at a high rate of speed when it ran the red light. A GMC Yukon, traveling east on West End Avenue, was stopped near the intersection of Murphy Road to turn left into the Exxon parking lot. The driver of the Yukon said he waited for the traffic light to turn red for oncoming traffic before initiating the turn. The motorcycle collided with the right rear quarter panel of the SUV.
The driver of the Yukon, Ledarryll Amos, 40, fled on foot from the Exxon parking lot.
He subsequently returned. Amos was issued two state misdemeanor citations charging him with leaving the scene of the collision and driving on a revoked license.