TEMPE, AZ — A motorcyclist died after a crash Monday morning in the area of the Loop 202 Red Mountain and Loop 101 interchange.
Arizona Department of Public Safety says a motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries after striking a disabled car in the westbound HOV lane along L-202 just after 5 a.m.
DPS says the rider was thrown off the motorcycle and struck by another car. The rider, only identified as a man, has not been named. He later died from his injuries.
Traffic was closed westbound in the area for several hours due to the crash but has since reopened.
The investigation is underway. Officials do not believe weather or impairment were factors in the crash.
