<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0dtCxk_0puGR9AT00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0dtCxk_0puGR9AT00" width="1900" height="1069" >VANCOUVER, Wash. — A motorcycle rider died in the Vancouver area on Friday when he rear-ended an SUV, and crash investigators say speed and impairment were “predominant factors” in the crash.The crash happened shortly after 5 p.m. in the 2000 block of Northeast 112th Avenue.Witnesses said the 38-year-old motorcycle rider was speeding and weaving through traffic before crashing into the back of a Ford Escort.The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he was later pronounced deceased.The driver of the Ford was not hurt in the crash.“Impairment and speed on the part of the motorcycle rider were predominant factors in the collision,” Vancouver Police said.</div></body>

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Motorcyclist dies in crash, Vancouver Police say 'speed and impairment' were factors in collision

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A motorcycle rider died in the Vancouver area on Friday when he rear-ended an SUV, and crash investigators say speed and impairment were “predominant factors” in the crash. The crash happened shortly after 5 p.m. in the 2000 block of Northeast 112th Avenue. Witnesses...