1 Killed in Santa Fe Motorcycle Accident at St. Francis Drive and Cerrillos Road

The motorcyclist was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where he died on Wednesday.

Santa Fe Motorcycle Accident
1 Killed in Santa Fe Motorcycle Accident at St. Francis Drive and Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, N.M. – A man died days after being struck by a vehicle as he rode his motorcycle earlier this month in Santa Fe.

According to the Santa Fe Police Department, the accident happened around 9:30 p.m. December 12, at the intersection of St. Francis Drive and Cerrillos Road.

The 24-year-old Santa Fe man was riding a motorcycle northbound on Cerrillos Road when he was struck by a Chevrolet sedan making a left turn onto southbound St. Francis.

The rider was taken to a local hospital with severe head trauma and head injury and subsequently airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where he died on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old girl driving the car and her passenger, also a 16-year-old girl, were uninjured.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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