SEATTLE, Wash. — A motorcyclist driving at a high speed crashed near Interstate 5/Interstate 90 ramp on Tuesday.
Washington State Patrol troopers report the motorcyclist was heading southbound, when he hit a wall near the ramp and lost control. The motorcyclist flipped into the northbound lanes, and the bike landed on an SUV.
"I just heard a gigantic crash," said the driver of the SUV, Cecil McCloud. "I wasn't even exactly sure what was going on at that time. It wasn't until I walked back there that I saw it was a motorcyclist."
.#BREAKING Fatal Motorcycle collision southbound I5 to I90. @wastatepatrol believes speed is a factor. 2 NB lanes blocked for investigation. pic.twitter.com/WKO4HBLkUk
— KIRO 7 Jussero (@JJusseroKIRO7) July 4, 2017
“We had an unfortunate motorcycle collision this morning around 7:26,” said trooper Nick King. “[It’s] believed speed is the causing factor.”
Two northbound lanes closed for the investigation. Just before 10 a.m., traffic was crawling in a one-mile backup. The lanes reopened around 11 a.m.
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