Police are investigating after a 17-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash Monday in Sweetwater.
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.
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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.
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"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.
