PHOENIX, AZ – A female motorcyclist died in an alleged street race on I-17 SB near Camelback Rd on Sunday, according to AZFamily.
Rylee Garcia, 22, was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle while racing the drivers of a Dodge Charger and a Chevrolet Corvette around 9:20 p.m. when she lost control of the bike and crashed into a concrete median. The Dodge Charger hit Garcia after she fell off the motorcycle.
Rescue crews pronounced Garcia dead at the scene.
Crews shut down all southbound lanes of I-17 to process the scene. The area was reopened around 5 a.m. Monday.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident.
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