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3 men allegedly stole crashed motorcycle from scene of fatal accident

Posted at 10:19 AM, Aug 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-25 13:20:25-04

A 22-year-old man died when his motorcycle crashed into a light pole in Detroit. Then, three men allegedly stole his motorcycle from the scene.

According to a preliminary investigation, the victim was driving his motorcycle in the area of South Fort near Schaefer just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. While traveling at a high rate of speed, police say he lost control and hit a light pole.

Then three men on Harley Davidson motorcycles pulled up to the scene, loaded the victim's crashed motorcycle to a white Ford F-150 pickup truck and took off.

The victim was pronounced dead upon arrival to a local hospital.

Detroit police are still investigating.