Phoenix police are investigating a fatal traffic collision between a passenger car and motorcycle that occurred last night near East Cactus Road and Cave Creek Road.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, just after 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to 2000 East Cactus Road to find a male motorcyclist with serious injuries on the road.
The man, later identified as 50-year-old Eric Busby, was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Investigators learned Busby was traveling eastbound on Cactus Road at a high rate of speed when he collided with the back of a gray four-door vehicle. The gray vehicle was leaving a private drive on the south side of Cactus Road and cleared three lanes before being hit by Busby.
The driver of the gray vehicle was not injured and was evaluated to show no signs of impairment.