Eastbound I-10 reopens southeast of the Valley after hourslong closure for fatal motorcycle crash

PHOENIX — Eastbound Interstate 10 reopened in Sacaton near SanTan Village late Sunday morning after it was closed for multiple hours due to a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist, authorities said.

The highway closed before 7 a.m. and reopened around 11:30 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Just before eastbound I-10 reopened, the westbound side of the freeway was also briefly closed for a crash, but has since reopened.

Details on fatal motorcycle crash that closed eastbound I-10 in Sacaton

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash on I-10 around 5:50 a.m.

DPS said that preliminary information indicated the motorcyclist was driving eastbound when they rear-ended a stake-bed truck and were ejected. They were then hit by a passing car.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on scene, according to DPS.

The investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing.

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KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Bailey Leasure contributed to this report. 

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