Police cite driver for failure to yield in fatal motorcycle crash in Phoenix
Lurissa Carbajal
Phoenix police say they have cited a driver for failure to yield in connection with a crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist Sunday afternoon.
The driver, a 68-year-old man, was turning left onto Cave Creek Road from a private drive when he traveled into the path of a motorcycle just north of Deer Valley Road at about 2:40 p.m.
The motorcyclist, who police have identified as 56-year-old Michael Swientek, collided with the vehicle. Swientek was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said the driver of the vehicle was cited for failing to yield from a private drive.
Neither speed nor impairment were believed to be factors in the crash, police said.
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