A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured near Bassett Place early Sunday morning when his motorcycle crashed into a light pole, El Paso police said.
The single-vehicle accident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. in the 5800 block of East Paisano Drive at the intersection with Montana Avenue, police said.
The teen was riding a 2002 Suzuki GSX southbound on Paisano when he went off the road and hit a light pole, police said.
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The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to hospital in critical condition by paramedics, police said. The teen’s name was not disclosed; but the police said he’s an East Side resident.
The crash was investigated by the police’s Special Traffic Investigations Unit, which found failure to control speed was a factor in the wreckage, officials said.
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This article originally appeared in El Paso Times: El Paso Teen Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Accident
