A man on a motorcycle attempting to elude police crashed into the back of a truck and died Thursday evening (March 5, 2015) near Boulevard Park, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Police say they were serving a warrant at a home in South Seattle at about 6 p.m., and report that as they were pulling up to the residence, the man jumped on a motorcycle and sped away.
He reportedly hit speeds of around 110 MPH before losing control and slamming into a Chevy Silverado near the intersection of 1st Ave South and S. 112th Street.
The motorcyclist was a 39-year-old male.
There were no injuries to the driver or passengers in the truck.
Police say they were not pursuing the motorcycle prior to the collision.
As we get more information, we’ll update this post.
Here are some relevant Tweets about this incident:
Just arrived on scene of a fatal crash near #Burien. #liveonkomo pic.twitter.com/bytTgl5yFE
— Kristen Drew (@KDrewKOMO) March 6, 2015
re: collision. motorcyclist was 39 yr old male. no injuries to ppl in truck. deputies were not pursuing this motorcycle prior to collision
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) March 6, 2015
The cyclist is deceased. Unknown if truck occupants injured.
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) March 6, 2015
Fatal collision at 112/1 S. Truck v. Motorcycle. That’s all I know so far.
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) March 6, 2015
