Motorcyclist seriously injured after he rear-ends SUV at high-speed and tumbles down roadway on I-10 in Chandler, Arizona

A motorcycle wreck on Interstate 10 at Queen Creek Road closed the westbound lanes of the freeway Wednesday morning, according to officials. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials worked alongside the Gila River Police Department to close the freeway at 8:30 a.m., said a DPS spokesman. The lanes were reopened about an hour and a half later, just before 10 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The motorcyclist was traveling faster than the speed of traffic on I-10 when he hit the back of an SUV and tumbled across the freeway, according to Garcia. Gila River Fire crews transported the motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, to Maricopa Medical Center with unknown serious injuries, Garcia said. The eastbound lanes of the I-10 remained open throughout the accident. The extent of the injuries from the crash were unclear.