ST. LOUIS — An 18-year-old from Bridgeton is dead after being thrown from his motorcycle and hit by a vehicle on I-70 Friday night.
The Missouri Highway Patrol says Cesar Estrada-Lopez, 18, died in the crash on Westbound I-70 near Lindbergh.
The report says he was on a motorcycle while speeding and traveling too close, striking the rear of a Dodge Journey.
Lopez was ejected from his motorcycle and was hit by a third vehicle that swerved to avoid the motorcycle.
Lopez was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.