A motorcyclist died on Thursday night, November 12, after a traffic accident at kilometer 0.2 of Puerto Rico highway PR-188 in Canóvanas, the Puerto Rico Police said. According to the preliminary investigation, the rider of a KTM Duke 390 motorcycle was traveling north to south when he lost control of the vehicle and fell onto the pavement.
A driver of a Ford F-150 pickup traveling on the same road then apparently did not notice the motorcyclist and struck him. Paramedics took the injured man to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Hospital in Carolina, where the doctor on duty certified his death at 10:47 PM. As part of the investigation, authorities said the stretch of road where the accident occurred has no public lighting.
Agent Rafael Martínez, of the Patrols and Highways Division, and prosecutor José Carrasquillo are in charge of the investigation.