Motorcycle Crash

On May 22nd at around 9:40 p.m., police were dispatched to the intersection of Mount Rushmore Road and Flormann Street for a report of a motorcycle-vs-pickup crash. On arrival, police observed a large crowd gathered around the motorcyclist. A passerby had begun emergency life-saving measures on the motorcyclist until a medical unit arrived and transported the rider to the hospital. Police made contact with several witnesses and learned that the motorcycle was southbound on Mount Rushmore Road when it accelerated to a high rate of speed. The motorcycle struck the passenger side of a truck making a left hand turn into the parking lot of 2201 Mount Rushmore Road. Police later learned the motorcyclist had been declared deceased at the hospital in the early morning hours of May 23rd. The deceased is identified as 19-year-old Joseph Hays of Piedmont. Police continue to investigate the crash.