Motorcycle and Van Collide

Amarillo police and troopers with the Department of Public Safety investigated a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the Interstate 40 access road and Eastern Street. The crash sent one person to the hospital. State Troopers were in pursuit of a motorcyclist eastbound on I-40 at a high rate of speed when he exited the highway at Eastern, officials said. He then ran a stop light and collided with a Ford van, officials said. Amarillo Police Officer N. Jensen looks over the wreckage at the scene Monday.