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Man hospitalized in critical condition after sport bike crash on US Highway 281 on-ramp, SAPD says

No other injuries reported, according to police

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SAN ANTONIO – A man has been hospitalized in critical condition after crashing a sport bike on a U.S. Highway 281 on-ramp, according to San Antonio police.

Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, a man was riding a 2000 Yamaha sport bike northbound on the on-ramp from San Pedro Avenue to U.S. Highway 281 at a high rate of speed when he crashed into a guard rail at the curve on the ramp, police said.

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He sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said. No other injuries were reported.

The man was not identified, but police said he is 21 years old.

Additional information was not immediately available.


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