Motorcyclist, 34, killed after collision with pickup

A man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a pickup Monday night in the east valley, Las Vegas police said.

Police were called at 9:32 p.m. to the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Sun Valley Drive, near Tropicana Avenue, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon said.

Sgt. Robert Stauffer of Metro’s fatal crash detail said a Toyota Tacoma was stopped at the intersection when the motorcycle crashed into it. The rider, a 34-year-old man, died at the scene.

The driver of the pickup and two children, a 7-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl, were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Speed was likely a factor in the crash, Stauffer said. The man’s death marks the 57th traffic fatality Metro has investigated this year.

A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday set bail at $75,000 for a man charged in connection with the shooting death of his 2-year-old son.

Calling the death of Messiah Logan “tragic” and “avoidable,” Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson said she considered “two very different versions” of how a 9 mm handgun ended up in the the northeast valley home last month with the boy’s father, Michael Logan, who faces charges of child abuse or neglect.

Defense attorney Doug Crawford said Logan, 26, was unlikely to post bail before his son’s June 15 funeral. The defendant also is being held on a parole violation and a charge of possession of a gun by a prohibited person.

“In my opinion, that will compound an awful accidental tragedy,” Crawford told the judge.

The attorney has said Logan was asleep at the time of the May 30 shooting and immediately tried to render aid after he heard the gunshot. Police have said a boy, about 10 years old, fired the shot that killed Messiah.

Crawford called police interviews with witnesses “shoddily conducted,” and told reporters after