SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Multiple early Labor Day morning crashes caused Loop 101 closures in the Scottsdale and Tempe areas.
The first crash occurred overnight along northbound L-101 near McDonald Drive in Scottsdale just before 3 a.m.
Officials at the scene say one person was killed in the crash, which involved a motorcycle and two vehicles.
A Jeep Patriot driver reportedly sideswiped a motorcyclist, knocking the 55-year-old man off the motorcycle. He died from his injuries.
The Patriot then rolled over, causing minor injuries to the 22-year-old driver.
A third vehicle also reportedly struck the motorcycle.
DPS says the Patriot driver is under investigation for DUI.
Those lanes reopened around 9:30 a.m.
After 4 a.m., another crash occurred on southbound Loop 101 near Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe.
Southbound lanes were shut down for less than an hour before one lane was reopened for travel. Southbound lanes fully reopened around 6:40 a.m.
Details of what led to that crash and what injuries were reported have not been released.
