1 teen dead after motorcycle crash in Phoenix, police say
A teen riding a motorcycle died on Friday after colliding with a car in north Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
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PHOENIX — A teenager riding a motorcycle died on Friday after colliding with a car in north Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Mea Ann Ortiz, 19, was driving her motorcycle wearing a helmet in the area of 35th and Dunlap avenues before the crash.
A driver in the car pulled out in front of Ortiz on 35th Avenue as the motorcyclist was headed eastbound, striking her, police said.
The intersection was closed for hours on Friday and did not reopen until 3 p.m.
Details about Phoenix crash between car, teen motorcyclist
Police responded to the scene around 6:45 a.m.
Medical personnel with the Phoenix Fire Department took Ortiz to a hospital. She died while receiving treatment.
The driver of the car stayed on scene and didn’t show signs of being intoxicated, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Who had a green light? The motorcycle or car?
Did someone try to run the "pink" light?
Driving in the Phoenix area is like a demolition derby.
And the crazy AZ State politician that wants people to speed, instead of doing the speed limit, is goin to make things worse if they pass the brain dead law.
I call it the "John Hook" law for the TV guy on Channel 10. He's always complaining on air that people in the left most lane don't get out of his way when he's speeding.
Here's the kicker, if everyone did the speed limit, 65 mph, on our freeways, traffic would move smoother and everyone would get to their destinations safer.
Do the math. Speeding doesn't buy you much saved time within the Valley.
From the 303 on I-10 in Goodyear, to the 202 on I-10 in Tempe is 44 miles.
Same from the 303 in GY to the TPC in Scottsdale.
For sake of argument, 44 miles is the farthest you need to drive from one side of the Valley to the other using the freeway system.
To drive 44 miles at
55 mph = 48 minutes
65 mph = 41 mins
75 mph = 35 mins
85 mph = 31 mins
Most, almost all, people drive 75 mph on the freeways in the Phoenix area.
This law wants to save people 4 minutes, so they can speed.
OK, they go lots faster than 85 mph, more like 95 or higher.
What a misguided law, but politicians don't have to be smart, only lie enough to get elected.
No police, no enforcement.
REPUBLICAN STATE
A daily occurrence almost