PHOENIX, AZ : Man in custody after deadly hit-and-run motorcycle crash in north Phoenix on Wednesday, 24th January 2024

A man is in custody after he allegedly hit and killed a motorcyclist in north Phoenix Wednesday night.

Marc Distel, 29, is accused of fleeing the scene of the crash on I-17 near Union Hills Drive.

According to court paperwork, witnesses said Distel was driving approximately 90 miles per hour when he rear-ended the motorcycle that was driven by an unidentified 18-year-old.

Court records show that the motorcycle became "embedded" into Distel's vehicle, and the two vehicles continued up I-17 for a quarter of a mile before the two vehicles came to rest on the right shoulder of the highway.

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The 18-year-old victim reportedly had become separated from the motorcycle and vehicle before they came to rest on the side of the freeway.

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