2 People are Dead after a crash involving a BMW and 2 Motorcycles

Updated on: 11/25/2019

A BMW SUV was making a left turn on to NE 18^th St in Vancouver when two motorcycles collided with the driver’s side of the vehicle.

An 8-year-old girl in the back of the SUV called for help as her mother in the driver’s seat was critically injured and would eventually succumb to her injuries along with one of the motorcycle riders who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both riders were 23-years old and investigators are continuing to look into the cause of the crash but have stated they believe speed and alcohol were factors.   

A local who heard the crash and provided aid at the scene explained in a KOMO interview that racing is common on this street.

DUI and Racing

While investigations continue you often cannot state which party involved in a collision is at fault, and as this tragic crash took the life of someone on both fronts, it is of the utmost importance to be cautious when making assumptions about who may have been in the wrong.

If the motorcycles were racing or either party were impaired behind the wheel, the scales would obviously begin to tilt to them being the at fault party involved.

Street racing, while obviously involving speeding, is in and of itself a crime, a gross misdemeanor with a fine up to $5,000 and up to a year in jail.