One person is dead and another in critical condition after a motorcycle crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway Saturday.

  • Crash occurred around 9:17 p.m.
  • Crash involved two motorcycles

Tampa Police officials say the accident occurred around 9:17 p.m. and involved two motorcycles.

One person, Leilanie Jessica Ortiz, 26, was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital after the crash, where she was later pronounced dead. The second person injured in the crash, Justin Battiest, 27, is listed in critical condition at Bayfront Hospital.

Tampa Police said Ortiz and Battiest both were riding Kawasaki motorcycles headed westbound on the Courtney Campbell Causeway late Saturday when they both were involved in a traffic crash. The cause of the crash is being investigated.

Police say Ortiz and Battiest were known to each other.

One of the motorcycles caught fire as a result of the crash, and that caused damage to a portion of the roadway. The westbound span of the Courtney Campbell Causeway was closed for almost five hours.