California motorcyclist identified in deadly crash on Richmond’s Semmes Avenue
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond Police Department has identified the motorcyclist killed in the single-vehicle crash that occurred in the Semmes Avenue area Monday evening. At around 10:49 p.m. on Monday, April 21, a man -- later identified as 23-year-old Johnson Chen from California -- was driving a motorcycle at the intersection of South Ninth Street and Semmes Avenue when his vehicle ran off the side of the road. When officers arrived, they found Chen down and unresponsive. He died at the scene. The crash team determined Chen was driving southbound on the bridge at South Ninth Street and Semmes Avenue. In their initial investigation, officers said that before he veered off the road, they believed Chen was driving the motorcycle "in a reckless manner prior to the crash." The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to call Crash Team Investigator D. Olson at 804-646-1664.
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