Cleveland, OH : Motorcyclist killed in I-77 NB crash on Interstate 77 at East 30th Street on Monday morning, september 8, 2014

Drivers experienced heavy delays for several hours Monday morning after a fatal crash on Interstate 77 at East 30th Street cause the closure of the interstate. All lanes were reopened shortly before 11:30 a.m. Authorities say the crash was between a motorcycle and a semi. The motorcycle driver, 38-year-old, Charles Willard of Brook Park, was killed as a result, according to the Cuyahoga County medical examiner. According to police, Willard lost control of his Yamaha motorcycle and made contact with another vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet Impala, then flipped and slid before being run over by the semi. No one has been cited at this time, according to police. The driver of the first vehicle Willard made contact with did not remain on the scene. The driver of the semi was a 60-year-old Cleveland man, police said. After the crash happened in the 8 o'clock hour, some drivers reported being stuck in traffic for more than two hours. LIVE: Traffic cameras in your area Police were detouring drivers off I-77 north at East 30th Street as they worked to clear the wreckage. This closure caused a trickle-down effect of slow conditions for drivers on I-480 in each direction approaching I-77. Source : Officials ID motorcyclist killed in I-77 NB crash

Cleveland, OH : Motorcyclist killed in I-77 NB crash on Interstate 77 at East 30th Street on Monday morning, september 8, 2014