Motorcycle wreck critically injures passenger

Police say an intoxicated motorcyclist struck a taxi in Marietta early Thursday and critically injured a passenger on the back of the motorcycle.

David Michael Saenz, 19, was driving his Yamaha motorcycle north on Powder Springs Street near South Marietta Parkway just after midnight when the crash occurred, Marietta Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Murphy said.

Saenz ran a red light and struck the side of a taxi, witnesses told police.

Raul Torres, Saenz’s passenger, was rushed to the hospital with serious head injuries. Torres, 18, was not wearing a helmet, police said.

Torres remains at Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Saenz was treated at the hospital and later taken to the Cobb County Jail, where he is being held on charges of DUI and underage consumption.

The crash remains under investigation.