Motorcyclist was racing 2 cars before crashing on I-17 in Phoenix: DPS
PHOENIX - Authorities say a woman riding a motorcycle died after she raced two other vehicles and crashed along a Phoenix freeway on Sunday night.
The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-17 at Camelback Road just before 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 11.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says 22-year-old Rylee Garcia was riding a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle and was racing a red Dodge Charger and a dark-colored Chevrolet Corvette when she lost control and struck a concrete wall.
"Garcia fell off the motorcycle, traveled back across three lanes of traffic where she was then struck by the red Dodge Charger," DPS said.
Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Charger did not stay at the scene after the crash, DPS said.
The southbound lanes were shut down for several hours before being reopened early Monday morning.