SPOKANE, Wash. - A motorcyclist was killed after reportedly running from police and crashing into the back of a car on Nevada St. Tuesday afternoon.

The crash was reported to 9-1-1 around 1:22 pm, with the caller advising of a high-speed crash between a car and a motorcycle.

According to the Spokane Police Department (SPD), the motorcyclist, 19, was killed at the scene.

Before the crash, officers reportedly saw the same motorcycle near Nevada and Francis, and tried to stop it for not having any license plates displayed.

SPD said officers did not follow the motorcyclist after he sped away at a high speed north on Nevada St.

The area around Nevada St. and St. Thomas Moore Way will be temporarily closed while the Spokane Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit helps with the investigation.

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