Person killed in crash involving motorcycle on I-40 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said they aren't looking for the tractor-trailer driver

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said they aren't looking for the tractor-trailer driver

A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE JUST IN AT 630. I-40 JUST REOPENED IN THE LAST HALF HOUR AFTER A DEADLY CRASH. IT DOWN OVERNIGHT. SO TRAFFIC FLOWS ARE STILL WORKING TO CATCH UP A BIT, THOUGH, NEAR 235. THAT’S RIGHT. BY DOWNTOWN CN. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND KOCO KYLE WALKER LIVE FOR US. KYLE, IF YOU HAVE SOME NEW DETAILS FOR US JUST IN ABOUT THIS CRASH. YEAH, SHELBY 100, LIKE YOU SAID. EASTBOUND LANES OF I-40 NEAR DALLAS JUNCTION ARE BACK OPEN AFTER THIS ACCIDENT. AUTHORITIES, THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WAS A MOTORCYCLE CRASH THIS MORNING. ONE PERSON DIED AND BEFORE POLICE CLEARED THE SCENE THIS MORNING. THEY DID TELL US THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS POSSIBLY SPEEDING BEFORE THEY HIT THE BACK OF A SEMI. AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO THAT WE GOT FROM THE SCENE THIS MORNING. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENING AT I-40, EASTBOUND NEAR THE DALLAS JUNCTION MULTIPLE LANES. A BY 40 BLOCKED POLICE AT SCENE OFFICERS SAID THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTORCYCLIST TRIED CHANGING LANES FROM THE FAR LEFT LANE TO GET TO THE SOUTH BOUND I-35. AND WE DID TALK TO A DRIVER WHO SAYS THAT THEY SAW THIS COLLISION THIS MORNING AND HIT THE BACK END OF THAT TRUCK JUST NOW. AND THAT WAS IT. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. GET INTO IT ALL ABOUT TEN FEET FROM T

Person killed in crash involving motorcycle on I-40 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said they aren't looking for the tractor-trailer driver

A motorcyclist died after authorities said they crashed into a tractor-trailer early Friday morning on Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City.Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials told KOCO 5 that they believe the motorcyclist was speeding when they tried going from the far left lane to the exit for southbound Interstate 35. The motorcyclist then crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer and later died, according to officials."Hit the back of that truck, like pow, and that was it," a witness who didn't want to be identified said. "I slammed on the brakes, skidded to a halt about 10 feet from the body and called police."Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the person driving the tractor-trailer did not stop. Authorities aren't looking for the driver because it's possible they might not have known someone hit the tractor-trailer.Authorities have not released information about the motorcyclist.The crash caused authorities to close I-40. The interstate has since reopened.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

A motorcyclist died after authorities said they crashed into a tractor-trailer early Friday morning on Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials told KOCO 5 that they believe the motorcyclist was speeding when they tried going from the far left lane to the exit for southbound Interstate 35. The motorcyclist then crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer and later died, according to officials.

"Hit the back of that truck, like pow, and that was it," a witness who didn't want to be identified said. "I slammed on the brakes, skidded to a halt about 10 feet from the body and called police."

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the person driving the tractor-trailer did not stop. Authorities aren't looking for the driver because it's possible they might not have known someone hit the tractor-trailer.

Authorities have not released information about the motorcyclist.

The crash caused authorities to close I-40. The interstate has since reopened.

Person killed in crash involving motorcycle on I-40 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said they aren't looking for the tractor-trailer driver

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