ROY, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for allegedly driving his motorcycle while intoxicated and giving rides to people without proper protection.
Deputies said a woman has died as a result of the alleged recklessness.
On April 26, around 9 p.m., Pierce County deputies were called to a motorcycle crash on Route 507 in Roy.
The motorcycle was speeding on the roadway and crashed.
The 26-year-old motorcycle’s operator survived. His passenger, a woman, did not.
Deputies later learned that the driver showed up to a party and was offering rides to partygoers.
He had no helmets for himself or his passengers, and he was intoxicated, deputies said.
The 21-year-old woman riding with him died at the scene.
The motorcycle driver was arrested for vehicular homicide and DUI.
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