Motorcyclist dies in Prince George’s County crash

A man is dead after a motorcycle crash Monday night in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Marcus Lee Tyson, 26, of Mitchellville, Maryland, was riding a Suzuki sport motorcycle at the time of the crash, Maryland State Police said. He died at the scene.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m., Tyson was going eastbound on Central Avenue in the Largo area. A driver in a Nissan Altima was trying to make a left turn onto westbound Central Avenue from Watkins Park Drive, and then police said the crash happened.

State police identified the Altima’s driver as Antanaisa Colvin, 22, of North Carolina.

Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.

State police continue to investigate.

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with WTOP since 1996. Kelleher joined WTOP as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to WTOP.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

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