Dirt bike rider dies in head-on West Philadelphia crash: police
PHILADELPHIA - A man who police say was riding dirt bike was killed after crashing into a car Wednesday night.
The crash happened at the intersection of 52nd and Spruce streets in West Philadelphia a little after 8 p.m.
Police say the 25-year-old was doing wheelies when he got trapped underneath the vehicle.
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The dirt bike rider, identified as Rashad Basil Young, died at the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle wasn't injured, and remained at the scene.
Philadelphia police say the dirt bike was listed in their records as stolen.
Family members say he’d legally owned the bike for more than two years.