Motorcyclist arlifted after crash
A Warden women was flown by MedStar to Central Valley Hospital in Wenatchee following a motorcycle crash near George Friday.
Update: Reiber-Murphy died in the hospital Friday afternoon. For more information, read the August 12 edition of the Columbia Basin Herald.
GEORGE — A Warden woman has been critically injured in a motorcycle wreck Friday west of George.
Patricia Reiber-Murphy, 50, was driving a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle on Silica Road Southwest. Two other motorcyclists ahead of her reportedly went to make a left turn onto Vantage Road and Reiber-Murphy apparently did not notice. She lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle, suffering critical, life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
She was flown by MedStar to Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.
Reiber-Murphy was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The Grant County Sheriff's Motor Traffic Unit is investigating the incident.