TEMPE, AZ — Eastbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 10 were shut down near Baseline Road for several hours after a deadly crash involving a motorcycle.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the crash happened around 2:50 a.m.
DPS says the motorcyclist reportedly sideswiped a pickup truck, causing the motorcyclist to be thrown from the motorcycle.
Officials originally stated the motorcyclist, 63-year-old Rick Marino, was not wearing a helmet or protective gear at the time of the crash. They have since clarified that Marino was wearing both a helmet and protective gear.
The driver of the truck stayed at the scene and was not impaired at the time of the crash.
Lanes were restricted during the investigation, and after 5 a.m., all eastbound traffic was shut down.
The freeway reopened to traffic after 7 a.m.
