The motorcyclist, 55-year-old Leonidas Davis, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Davis was driving a 2019 Can-Am Ryker motorcycle south on Germantown Pike when he lost control and went to the left of the road and into oncoming traffic, according to a crash report.
The motorcycle collided with a 2024 Tesla Model X, throwing Davis from the vehicle.
The Tesla sideswiped a pole and caught fire.
The driver of the Tesla had non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital by paramedics, police said.
The crash is under investigation.
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