NB Loop 303 reopens after investigation into West Valley crash involving motorcycle
Sep 16, 2024, 6:21 AM | Updated: 8:24 am
Northbound Loop 303 was closed at Northern Parkway after a crash on Sept. 16, 2024. (Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
(Arizona Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
PHOENIX – Part of the Loop 303 in the West Valley was closed for several hours Monday morning after a crash involving a motorcycle, authorities said.
Northbound traffic was forced to exit at Northern Parkway until the closure was lifted around 8 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
A pickup truck allegedly hit the motorcycle from behind between Northern Parkway and Peoria Avenue in Waddell just after 2:15 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The rider was thrown into the roadway, and the truck dragged the motorcycle about three-quarters of a mile up Loop 303, DPS said.
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The motorcyclist suffered critical injuries. A bystander dragged the 36-year-old man to the side of the freeway, out of the way of traffic.
Investigators determined that the pickup driver, a 34-year-old woman, was not impaired at the time of the collision. However, they suspect fatigue was a contributing factor, DPS said.
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