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An 18-year-old gal Arizona teen is facing charges after allegedly plowing her, 2024 C8 Corvette supercar into a married father-of-two after speeding at over 155mph.
Eighteen-year-old Rachel Berg is accused of striking park ranger Michael Clark, 46, on March 12 as he rode his Harley Davidson motorbike along US 60 in Mesa, Arizona.
Berg was arrested Monday after the computer system on her 2024 Corvette - which cost between $70,000 and $140,000 - found she had been driving at 155mph seconds slamming the brakes and careening into Clark.
She struck him at 87mph, police say, then attempted CPR - but Clark, a former Tacoma cop, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Clark's heartbroken widow Laura paid a touching tribute to the former cop after his sudden death, telling AZ Family: 'He loved being a father. He loved being a father to his kids, and he was an amazing husband.'
On the night of the crash, Arizona authorities said Berg rear-ended Clark's motorcycle on the highway after reaching the breakneck speed, before slamming on the brakes down to 87mph right before impact.
She reportedly told troopers at the scene that she tried to avoid the motorcycle but couldn't slow down in time.
It is unclear who bought Berg the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette supercar. Her family lives in a modest four bed, two bath, $616,000 home in Tempe.
Troopers said Clark was thrown into a concrete wall from the collision, and Berg attempted to perform CPR on him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Laura Clark said she knew something was wrong when her husband of nine years didn't return home on time.
'He should’ve been home at 10:45, and I got out of bed at 11:15, and he wasn’t, and I could hear the police helicopter. And I knew, I knew. I called him. He didn’t answer. I texted him, but he didn’t read it,' she said.
Clark had served in the Tacoma, Washington Police Department for 14 years, but had left the force in 2020 to travel with his wife in an RV they bought together.
They eventually settled in Mesa, Arizona, where Michael began working as a Tempe park ranger.
'He was a man of service. He served his country and he served the community of Tacoma. He was serving Tempe,' Laura said.
'He never met a stranger, and he was so warm and welcoming. And our house was always the house for holidays. He loved to cook for people. He loved being a father. Furthermore, he loved being a father to his kids and he was an amazing husband.'
Berg was arrested Monday in connection with the crash, and is now facing charges of reckless manslaughter.
The stricken widow said her alleged actions have devastated her family.
'I think that young people sometimes think that they’re invincible. And don’t think their decisions through and it’s devastating. Families are torn apart,' Laura said.
'He has kids that now don’t have a dad.
'The devastation is real, and I don’t know how we will ever recover from it. I don’t know how we ever put one foot in front of the other again.'
AZ Family said they also spoke with Berg's family after her arrest, who said that the crash has also been very tough on her and her family.
Eighteen-year-old Rachel Berg is accused of striking park ranger Michael Clark, 46, on March 12 as he rode his Harley Davidson motorbike along US 60 in Mesa, Arizona.
Berg was arrested Monday after the computer system on her 2024 Corvette - which cost between $70,000 and $140,000 - found she had been driving at 155mph seconds slamming the brakes and careening into Clark.
She struck him at 87mph, police say, then attempted CPR - but Clark, a former Tacoma cop, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Clark's heartbroken widow Laura paid a touching tribute to the former cop after his sudden death, telling AZ Family: 'He loved being a father. He loved being a father to his kids, and he was an amazing husband.'
On the night of the crash, Arizona authorities said Berg rear-ended Clark's motorcycle on the highway after reaching the breakneck speed, before slamming on the brakes down to 87mph right before impact.
She reportedly told troopers at the scene that she tried to avoid the motorcycle but couldn't slow down in time.
It is unclear who bought Berg the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette supercar. Her family lives in a modest four bed, two bath, $616,000 home in Tempe.
Troopers said Clark was thrown into a concrete wall from the collision, and Berg attempted to perform CPR on him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Laura Clark said she knew something was wrong when her husband of nine years didn't return home on time.
'He should’ve been home at 10:45, and I got out of bed at 11:15, and he wasn’t, and I could hear the police helicopter. And I knew, I knew. I called him. He didn’t answer. I texted him, but he didn’t read it,' she said.
Clark had served in the Tacoma, Washington Police Department for 14 years, but had left the force in 2020 to travel with his wife in an RV they bought together.
They eventually settled in Mesa, Arizona, where Michael began working as a Tempe park ranger.
'He was a man of service. He served his country and he served the community of Tacoma. He was serving Tempe,' Laura said.
'He never met a stranger, and he was so warm and welcoming. And our house was always the house for holidays. He loved to cook for people. He loved being a father. Furthermore, he loved being a father to his kids and he was an amazing husband.'
Berg was arrested Monday in connection with the crash, and is now facing charges of reckless manslaughter.
The stricken widow said her alleged actions have devastated her family.
'I think that young people sometimes think that they’re invincible. And don’t think their decisions through and it’s devastating. Families are torn apart,' Laura said.
'He has kids that now don’t have a dad.
'The devastation is real, and I don’t know how we will ever recover from it. I don’t know how we ever put one foot in front of the other again.'
AZ Family said they also spoke with Berg's family after her arrest, who said that the crash has also been very tough on her and her family.