Intoxicated Woman Collides with Father and Son on Motorcycle, Says DA

A tragic accident claimed the life of a father in Washington state when a woman, allegedly under the influence, ran a stop sign and collided with his motorcycle, police and family members report. The incident occurred while the father was on a motorcycle ride with his son and the son’s friend.

Harley Ryder, 18, who was riding behind his father, Dusty Ryder, described the horrific scene to The Spokesman-Review. “His bike exploded,” he said, recalling the devastating impact. “He was just laying on the ground bleeding everywhere,” Harley added, noting that a silver car sped through the intersection, causing the fatal crash.

Authorities have charged 37-year-old Keainna Cox with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, and driving with a suspended license in relation to the incident on April 18, as indicated by court documents.

Investigators allege that Cox had consumed alcohol before the crash, which took place at the intersection of West Indiana Avenue and North Atlantic Street in Spokane. Dusty Ryder, a recently married father of four, was enjoying a ride with his son Harley and a friend when Cox allegedly struck him, leading to his untimely death.

Police and prosecutors say Cox had alcohol in her system when she crashed into Dusty Ryder and killed him near West Indiana Avenue and North Atlantic Street in Spokane. The father of four, who just got married in October 2025, was on a ride with Harley and one of the teen’s friends when Cox allegedly struck and killed him in front of them.

A witness told the Spokesman-Review she was in a car behind the group when she saw Cox allegedly nail Dusty Ryder’s bike. “It immediately exploded and caught fire,” the witness said, noting how she and another person in the car called 911.

“She wrecked our world,” Dusty Ryder’s mother, Shelli Oliver, told the Spokesman-Review. “Family was everything to him.”

A GoFundMe launched for Dusty Ryder’s loved ones says Cox “carelessly stole Dusty from his family with her impaired driving.”

Cops allege that Cox was driving a Mitsubishi Outlander and speeding at the time of the crash. She tried to flee from the scene but was detained one block away, according to police. Cox allegedly claimed she came to a complete stop at the stop sign and that Dusty Ryder ran into her as she pulled past it.

A Washington State Patrol drug recognition expert evaluated Cox at a local hospital and reportedly determined that she was impaired by alcohol and central nervous system depressants, per police.

A Spokane County judge ordered Cox to be held on a $250,000 bond and set a trial date for June after she pleaded not guilty last week.

“We are in for the long haul,” the Ryder family’s GoFundMe says about the not guilty plea and possibility of Cox’s case going to trial. “We will not give up until justice is served!”