A 40-year-old man is in critical condition after slamming his motorcycle into the back of an SUV on I-80 Sunday.
Spencer Allan
SALT LAKE CITY — A 40-year-old man is in critical condition after slamming his motorcycle into the back of an SUV on I-80 Sunday.
The accident occured just after 4 p.m. on eastbound I-80 near 500 East.
Mary Kaye Lucas with the Department of Public Safety said the motorcycle driver's speed is being investigated.
According to officers the driver of the motorcycle was travelling at high speeds, couldn't stop and hit the SUV with enough force to dent the back of the vehicle and break out the rear window. The motorcycle was totaled.
The driver was taken by ambulance to Intermountain Medical Center in critical condition. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
No further information was available about the driver pending family notification.
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Seems to me people on motorcycles don't crash into the back of a SUV unless that SUV pulls in front of the bike. This story makes it look like the motorcyclist is all to blame. People who pull in front of a moving vehicle going faster than More..