ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating after a motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening in a Rockville crash.
At 7:57 p.m., officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the 12800 block of Veirs Mill Road, between Aspen Hill Road and Arbutus Avenue, for a report of a deadly collision involving a gray 2019 Jeep Limited and a black and red, 2016 Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle.
Detectives say the preliminary investigation reveals the driver of the Jeep was making a U-turn from westbound Veirs Mill Road to continue eastbound on Veirs Mill Road. The driver of the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Veirs Mill Road when it collided with the back of the Jeep.
The driver of the Jeep and the passenger remained on scene while officers investigated. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have since identified the victim as 40-year-old Hector Luis Betancourt-Rivera of Rockville, Maryland.
The Montgomery County Department of Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is investigating the deadly collision.
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