A Washington, D.C., police officer is dead after his motorcycle crashed on Interstate 95 in Prince William County, Virginia, authorities say.
Officer Nelson Casillas Jr., of Stafford, was riding a Honda CBR1000 RR motorcycle northbound on I-95 at a high rate of speed Wednesday afternoon, when the bike cut toward an exit ramp and hit an impact attenuator, a metal device that's also known as a crash cushion, Virginia State Police said.
Casillas was thrown from the bike during the crash and hit the back of a Hyundai SUV that was in the right exit lane. He died at the scene. Casillas was wearing a helmet, state police said.
The driver of the Hyundai was not injured.
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Casillas was with the Metropolitan Police Department for eight years.
"Our heartfelt sympathies are with his family & friends during this difficult time," the department said on Twitter.
