Tampa motorcycle crash kills 1
Monday, January 30, 2006
The crash occurred at Dale Mabry Highway and Waters Avenue.
One person is dead and at least two others injured after a motorcycle crash in Hillsborough County Sunday night..

Witnesses said they saw two bikers drag racing off of Dale Mabry Highway near Waters Avenue. That's when one of the motorcyclists, George Esparza of Tampa, crashed into a car. The impact threw Esparza off his bike and killed him.

Timothy Stone, who saw the crash, said he ran to help two women who were inside the car.

"I went to go check on them and I talked to her and I said, 'Are you okay?' And she just said go get help."

The women inside the car, 75-year-old Mary Rush of Tampa and 80-year-old Josephine Slavinski, received minor injuries. It's unclear what happened to the second motorcyclist.

The crash caused a traffic jam on Dale Mabry, with cars forced to use only one north bound lane for hours as officers cleared the scene.