Motorcyclist dead at the scene after collision in central Phoenix

PHOENIX — A motorcyclist was killed in a Phoenix collision on Friday morning, authorities said.

Officers with the Phoenix Police Department responded to the scene near 35th Avenue and Thomas Road before 5 a.m.

They found the motorcyclist — later identified as 22-year-old Elijah Payton — unresponsive. The Phoenix Fire Department pronounced Payton dead at the scene.

The other driver, who remained at the scene, did not have signs of impairment after evaluation, police said.

The crash happened when Payton ran a red light at Thomas Road while heading north on 35th Avenue, police said.

Investigators believe the motorcycle hit a car that was turning left to go east on Thomas and was trying to get through the intersection.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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