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Woman arrested after man dies in Phoenix crash

The man was thrown from his motorcycle after a collision with a car.
Credit: Phoenix police
Priscilla Kgosimore-Kalauba mugshot.

PHOENIX - A man is dead and a woman has been arrested after a crash Friday night in Phoenix, police said.

Officers responded to the intersection of 53rd Avenue and Indian School Road for a crash between a motorcycle and another vehicle.

According to police, witnesses reported seeing the vehicle going east on Indian School Road when it made a left turn in front of the motorcycle traveling west on Indian School Road.

Police said the crash caused the rider on the motorcycle, identified as 33-year-old Andrew Worth, to be thrown off the bike. 

Worth was pronounced dead at the scene after fire personnel arrived, officials said. 

After the crash, the driver of the other vehicle,  57-year-old Priscilla Kgosimore-Kalauba, remained at the scene and displayed signs of impairment, Phoenix PD said. Investigators determined that Kgosimore-Kalauba was impaired and booked her for manslaughter. 

The investigation is ongoing.

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