Overview
- Troopers say the crash occurred just before 1 a.m. Thursday on the westbound Red Mountain Loop 202 on-ramp at Priest Drive on the Phoenix–Tempe border.
- DPS reports two people were on the motorcycle when the driver lost control and went down, and a vehicle then struck the rider who died at the scene.
- The passenger sustained minor injuries and walked away from the crash, according to DPS.
- The drivers of two other vehicles involved stopped and remained at the scene, authorities said.
- Westbound lanes were closed overnight with traffic exiting at Priest Drive and reopened around 4:30 to 5 a.m., as investigators noted a damaged white Toyota Camry at the site and said the cause remains under review.