BURLINGTON, WA – According to KIRO 7, a motorcyclist died in a wrong-way collision at I-5 SB and George Harper Rd on Thursday.
A trooper attempted to pull over a motorcyclist heading south on I-5 when the motorcyclist sped off. The trooper ended the pursuit.
A short while later, the trooper saw the motorcyclist heading north in the southbound lanes I-5. The trooper ended the chase when the driver encountered oncoming traffic.
The motorcyclist collided with a part of the Skagit River bridge and was ejected off their bike before being hit by an oncoming semi-truck.
First responders pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene. Officials have not released their name.
The Skagit County Multiple Agency Response Team is investigating the incident.
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