PHOENIX — A motorcycle rider is in the hospital Sunday after a hit-and-run crash on the Loop 101, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
DPS said the rider sustained critical injuries after being rear-ended by a vehicle near 35th Avenue and the Loop 101. The rider was then struck by a second vehicle, authorities added.
The driver of the first vehicle that struck the motorcycle did not remain on scene. DPS said that driver had outstanding warrants and that may have been the motivation to leave the scene.
The other driver of the second vehicle that hit the motorcycle rider remained at the scene.
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