Motorcyclist killed in early morning crash on Highway 51

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a car that shut down the eastbound lanes of the Broken Arrow Expressway early Monday morning.

The collision occurred shortly after 1 a.m. near North Aspen Avenue. According to investigators, the motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed when they struck another vehicle. The rider died at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

All eastbound lanes between North Aspen and North Elm on the Broken Arrow Expressway are now back open.