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Motorcyclist injured in North Seattle crash

SEATTLE — A motorcyclist was injured in a collision Sunday morning in North Seattle, police said.

The collision happened at about 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of North 122nd Street and Greenwood Avenue North.

Police said an officer tried to stop a motorcyclist that was traveling at a high rate of speed, but the motorcyclist failed to stop.

When the motorcyclist tried to turn onto southbound Greenwood Avenue North, he collided with a pickup truck traveling northbound.

Crews responded to the scene and medics took the motorcyclist, who is believed to be in his 20s, to Harborview Medical Center.

The driver and a passenger in the pickup truck were not injured and declined medical attention.

Police will continue to investigate the crash.