FIFE, Wash. — A motorcyclist is dead after they were hit by the driver of a BMW who fled after the crash.
The crash on northbound Interstate 5 near 54th Avenue East happened at around 3:20 a.m. Wednesday.
Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo said the driver of a white BMW was believed to have been speeding when he hit the motorcycle from behind. The woman driving the motorcycle was wearing a helmet but was knocked off her bike and over the barrier into the southbound HOV lane.
The BMW ended up on its roof about a mile away from where it hit the motorcycle. The driver walked away.
The motorcyclist, a 48-year-old from Tacoma, died from her injuries. Her family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and help support her wife’s small business.
On Wednesday night, Dattilo said the driver of the BMW was identified and later found and booked into the Pierce County Jail for investigation of felony hit-and-run and vehicular homicide.
UPDATE: the suspect from this morning’s fatal collision has been apprehended and is being booked into Pierce county jail for felony hit and run and vehicular homicide. https://t.co/JkTykSKYpN
— Trooper John Dattilo (@wspd1pio) July 20, 2023
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