OHP: Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Racing With Friend

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a motorcyclist was racing with a friend when he crashed into another car and was killed.

Just before 3 a.m. Wednesday, OHP troopers responded to the crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 at N.E. 23rd Street in Oklahoma City.

According to the OHP, 38-year-old Omar Shareef Mahmoud of Midwest City, was racing with a friend on their motorcycles on the highway at high rates of speed. Mahmoud attempted to go around a 2010 Dodge Challenger without applying his brakes. That's when his motorcycle struck the rear of the Challenger.

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Mahmoud was then thrown from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple injuries. Troopers said he was not wearing a helmet.

The driver of the Challenger was not injured.

Troopers have listed the cause of the crash as “unsafe speed” in the OHP collision report.