Phoenix Motorcycle Rider Dead, Woman In Jail

Phoenix Police detectives are investigating a collision that left a motorcycle rider dead and a woman in jail.

According to the Phoenix Police Department, on May 2, 2024, around 2:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of 21st Street and Broadway Road regarding a collision involving a motorcycle. When officers arrived, they located the adult male motorcycle rider, identified as 57-year-old Mark David Adams. Adams was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Unfortunately, Adams did not survive his injuries and was pronounced deceased. The vehicle involved in the collision remained on scene. The driver was identified as 43-year-old Guadalupe Lopez Lopez Alvarez.

Detectives believe that the vehicle driven by Lopez Alvarez was facing eastbound when it began a U-turn. At the same time, the motorcycle operated by Adams was also eastbound and struck the vehicle driven by Lopez Alvarez as it crossed Adams’ lane. Lopez Alvarez was determined to be the at fault vehicle in the collision.

Lopez Alvarez was determined to be impaired by drugs at the time of the collision. She was arrested and will be booked into jail on at minimum one count of manslaughter.