Derek O. Zayas, 20, killed after crashing motorcycle, getting hit by car on East Side Highway in Dooms, Virginia
VSP: Waynesboro man, 20, killed in motorcycle crash on East Side Highway
Derek O. Zayas, 20, was on a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle and headed south on East Side Highway when he lost control of the bike and laid it down in the roadway, police said. Zayas became separated from the motorcycle and slid into the northbound lanes, where he was struck by a 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe.
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