Motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV in the southbound area of I-380 and Highway 30

Cedar Rapids, IA – According to the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the fatal crash occurred right before 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

It happened in the southbound area of I-380 and Highway 30.

Cedar Rapids Police and Fire Departments respond to a report of a fatal two-vehicle crash.

The responding officers discovered that black Buick SUV and motorcycle collided at the location.

Police said the SUV driver attempted to exit I-380 south with the intent of making the turn to head toward Highway 30 east.

The SUV veered away from the exit ramp, through a grassy divide and back onto I-380 where it collided with the motorcycle, also southbound on I-380.

The motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim’s age or identity have not yet been released.

The driver of the SUV, later identified as 39-year-old Carlos Garcia, was uninjured in the collision.

Garcia is now charged with Vehicular Homicide and Operating While Intoxicated.

This incident remains under investigation.

This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available.