A motorcyclist crashed and died near east Mesa late Tuesday as he was being chased by Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies. The identity of the motorcyclist was not released.
Sheriff’s spokesman detective Aaron Douglas said deputies tried to pull over the motorcyclist a little before 9:30 p.m. near Rittenhouse and Hawes roads. “They wanted to stop him and apparently he took off,” Douglas said. A chase ensued and ended about 4 miles away at Power and Williams Field roads when the motorcyclist crashed. He died at the scene, Douglas said.
