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18-year-old dead after hitting curb, ejected from motorcycle in Phoenix

Feb 26, 2023, 2:00 PM

(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department, File)...

(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department, File)

(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department, File)

PHOENIX — An 18-year-old died in Phoenix on Saturday after he hit a curb, causing him to eject from his motorcycle, authorities said.

The single-vehicle collision happened around 6:30 p.m. near 23rd Avenue and Beardsley Road, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.

They found Alecxander Daggett with critical injuries at the scene.

Daggett was taken to a hospital where he died.

Police said Daggett was driving east on Beardsley Road when the crash happened. He was wearing a helmet during the incident.

No other information was available.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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18-year-old dead after hitting curb, ejected from motorcycle in Phoenix