Police are investigating after a 17-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash Monday in Sweetwater.
Miami-Dade Police confirmed the crash happened at around 2:50 p.m. in the area of NW 20th Street and 112th Avenue, near Dolphin Mall.
Footage from Chopper 6 showed a yellow tarp covering a body next to a white van and a motorcycle in the middle of the road.
Police said the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on 112th Avenue when the driver in the white van attempted to make a left turn.
The motorcyclist lost control and struck the van. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the van, a 29-year-old woman, stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities. Police believe narcotics and alcohol were not factors in the crash.
Police later identified the 17-year-old as Giancarlo Villasmil, who was a junior at JC Bermudez Doral Senior High School. Family and friends rushed to the scene upon learning of the crash.
“I didn’t believe it,” one friend said. “And we didn’t want to believe it, at least.”
It’s legal in Florida for anyone 16 years and older to ride a motorcycle if they’re properly licensed.
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Source: NbcMiami
