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Teen motorcyclist dies in roadway crash

A 16-year-old motorcyclist died after he ran a red light and crashed into a sport-utility vehicle in Lawndale on Tuesday night, police said.

A 16-year-old motorcyclist died after he ran a red light and crashed into a sport-utility vehicle in Lawndale on Tuesday night, police said.

Carmelo Mangual was traveling eastbound on Devereaux Avenue aboard a 2007 Kawasaki at about 10:17 p.m. when he disregarded a steady red signal and collided with a 2013 Infiniti, police said. The driver of the SUV swerved to avoid the crash, but couldn’t avoid the motorcycle, which was traveling at “a high rate of speed.”

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Mangual, of the 6200 block of Lawndale Avenue, was ejected from the motorcycle and landed on the sidewalk. A witness tried to render first aid until paramedics arrived and took Mangual to Albert Einstein Medical Center with undisclosed injuries. He died that evening.

No other injuries were reported. ••

— William Kenny

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