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Motorcyclist dead after possible DUI crash near 24th Street and Indian School Road

The motorcycle rider has been identified as 27-year-old Ansar Azim
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PHOENIX — A motorcyclist is dead after a possible DUI crash early Saturday morning in central Phoenix.

Phoenix police say they were called to the area of 24th Street and Indian School Road just before 12:30 a.m.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been riding a motorcycle suffering from serious injuries.

The man was taken to the hospital, but he died from his injuries at the hospital.

The motorcyclist has since been identified as 27-year-old Ansar Azim.

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The other vehicle involved in the crash stayed at the scene, according to police.

Police say impairment is believed to be a factor in the crash.

Charges against the other driver are pending. He has not yet been identified, but police say he is a 53-year-old man.

Police believe the driver of the vehicle was attempting to turn left onto Indian School Road, and he failed to yield for Azim.

Azim hit the vehicle on the driver's side as he was heading westbound on Indian School Road.

The crash remains under investigation.