- A motorcyclist died after getting hit by a Corvette on the highway.
- The teen driver of the Corvette was reportedly going 155 mph moments before the crash.
- When she saw the motorcycle, she tried to slow down, but still ended up hitting him at 87 mph.
Excessive speed triggered a fatal collision on a highway in Mesa, Arizona, claiming the life of a former police officer and father of two. An 18-year-old Arizona woman, reportedly driving a brand-new Corvette C8 at speeds exceeding 155 mph (250 km/h) just moments before the crash, collided with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, resulting in tragic consequences.
46-year-old Michael Clark died at the scene, according to police. The teenage driver reportedly attempted to provide aid to Clark, but he succumbed to his injuries. Now, she is facing reckless manslaughter charges, leaving both families in disarray.
Sources say that the Corvette C8 driver was traveling in the HOV lane when she noticed Clark, who was also in the lane, too late. Data retrieved from the computer in the Chevrolet indicates that five seconds before the crash, she was reportedly doing 155 mph (250 km/h). At the moment of impact, it appears as though she had slowed to 87 mph (140 km/h).
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That was still far too quick and Clark evidently ended up hitting the concrete barrier to his left before falling off of his Harley-Davidson. The Corvette C8 driver pulled over and performed CPR on Clark but he died at the scene. Now, the young woman, Rachel Berg, is facing reckless manslaughter charges.
Laura Clark, Michael’s widow, called him a “man of service.” The couple moved to Arizona where Michael was a Park Ranger after years of serving as a police officer in Tacoma, Washington. “He never met a stranger and he was so warm and welcoming. And our house was always the house for holidays. He loved to cook for people. He loved being a father. He loved being a father to his kids and he was an amazing husband,” Clark said to AZFamily.
Now, she wants justice. “I think that young people sometimes think that they’re invincible. And don’t think their decisions through and it’s devastating. Families are torn apart,” she said. “He has kids that now don’t have a dad. The devastation is real and I don’t know how we will ever recover from it. I don’t know how we ever put one foot in front of the other again.”
Berg’s family declined to be interviewed but confirmed that it’s been a hard time for their family as well. Manslaughter is a class two felony in Arizona and carries a minimum seven-year sentence.