Speed a Factor in Kennewick Motorcycle Crash and Brushfire

Despite cooler temps, conditions are still pretty dry in the Columbia Basin.

   Late-night motorcycle crash starts fire

Around 10:38 PM Sunday night, Kennewick Police were called to an area in the general area of the Bob Olsen Parkway near South Montana Street about a motorcycle crash and brush fire.

When Police arrived, the found a man had crashed on his motorcycle, and the bike had set fire to some sagebrush nearby.

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Kennewick Fire units were able to put out the flames, which were likely caused by the bike's hot exhaust. The rider was taken to an areas hospital with non-life threatening injuries. KPD says speed was a factor in the crash, the rider likely lost control.