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Motorcyclist dies in Raleigh crash
A Garner man died Tuesday when his motorcycle was hit by a car at the intersection of Rock Quarry, South New Hope and Jones Sausage roads, Raleigh police said Wednesday.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — A Garner man died Tuesday when his motorcycle was hit by a car at the intersection of Rock Quarry, South New Hope and Jones Sausage roads, Raleigh police said Wednesday.
Steven William Jones, 43, of the 300 block of Kentucky Drive, was heading west on Rock Quarry Road when his motorcycle was hit by a Toyota traveling in the opposite direction, police said.
Police said the car driver, a 16-year-old from Raleigh, was trying to turn left on South New Hope Road and failed to yield to the motorcycle.
Jones died from his injuries. The investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed.
The wreck forced police to detour traffic around the intersection, causing minor delays.
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