Dirt bike rider dies, truck driver charged with DUI after Columbus Boulevard crash

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Friday, August 9, 2019
Dirt bike rider dies, truck driver charged in Queen Village crash
Dirt bike rider dies, truck driver charged in Queen Village crash: as seen on Action News Mornings, August 9, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- One person has been arrested after a deadly crash involving a dirt bike and pickup truck in the Queen Village section of Philadelphia.

It happened around 9:40 p.m. Thursday on the 700 block of South Columbus Boulevard.

The 22-year-old dirt bike rider was found unconscious on the roadway and taken to Jefferson University Hospital where he later died of his injuries.

Police arrested the driver of a Ford F150 pickup truck on DUI charges.

No names have been released.