A vehicle crash involving a motorcycle closed off the intersection at Rural Road and Lemon Street Monday night.
A motorcycle was driving northbound on Rural Road when it collided with a car making a left hand turn, according to an email statement from the Tempe Police Department.
The driver of the motorcycle was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, the statement said.
The driver of the car was cited with ARS 28-754: a citation stating a car cannot turn into the intersection without proper position, movement of reasonable safety and an appropriate signal.
The Tempe Police Department stated there is no more information available at this time.
This story is developing and may be updated.
Edited by Sophia Braccio, Abigail Beck and Madeline Schmitke.
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Senna James is the digital editor-in-chief of The State Press. She currently works as a digital reporter for Cronkite News. She has previously worked as an intern at AZ Big Media and a public relations specialist at the Cronkite Agency. She is in her 7th semester with The State Press working previously as a managing editor and the community and culture editor.
