Motorcyclist dies in high-speed crash

A MAN DIES IN NORTH VALLEY AFTER SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF A JEEP WITH HIS MOTORCYCLE IT HAPPENED NEAR OSUNA AND CHAPPELL VALERIE CASTRO IS LIVE WITH THE DETAILS ON THE DEADLY CRASH VALERIE POLICE SAY HIGH SPEEDS WERE A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE CRASH THAT LEFT A 48- YEAR OLD MAN DEAD AT THE SCENE WESTBOUND OSUNA WAS SHUT DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER POLICE SAY THE MAN RIDING A HONDA MOTORCYCLE SLAMMED THE BIKE INTO THE BACK OF A JEEP WRANGLER POLICE SAY SPEED COUPLED WITH THE GLARE FROM THE SETTING SUN WERE MOST LIKELY THE REASONS FOR THE CRASH WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER MOTORCYCLIST WHO STOPPED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED HE SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE MAN WHO DIED WASN T WEARING A HELMET HE SAYS IT PROBABLY WOULDN T HAVE DONE MUCH ANYWAY You know if you go down on a motorcycle chances are even if you re wearing a helmet it could be terminal POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO NOTIFY THE MAN S RELATIVES NO WORD YET IF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PLAYED A ROLE IN THE CRASH LIVE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE VC EWN 4