A New Market man is dead after crashing his motorcycle at a high rate of speed into a pickup truck in Rockingham County on Thursday morning.
According to a report from Virginia State Police, a 2018 Yamaha motorcycle being driven by Xavier Smith, 22, of New Market, was traveling east on Route 33 at a high rate of speed when a 2026 Toyota pickup truck attempted to cross Route 33 from Route 646 at 10:35 a.m. Thursday.
The motorcycle struck the side of the pickup, and Smith was ejected into the median.
Smith was transported to Sentara RMH Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
The driver and passenger of the pickup, both of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, were not injured.
This crash remains under investigation.
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