57-Year-Old Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore
57-Year-Old Laguna Niguel Man Killed in Lake Elsinore Motorcycle Crash on Ortega Highway
Lake Elsinore, California (August 31, 2020) – A 57-year-old man from Laguna Niguel was killed in a motorcycle crash on Sunday morning in Lake Elsinore, officials said.
The head-on crash transpired at about 8:47 a.m., August 31, Ortega Highway.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on a 2005 Buell motorcycle when he swerved into oncoming traffic while trying to negotiate a sweeping right curve on the highway.
Unfortunately, the motorcyclist collided head-on with a 2016 Nissan Frontier, driven by a 36-year-old Corona man.
Following the collision, the Laguna Niguel man was ejected from his motorcycle onto the roadway.
Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore
Sadly the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Nissan driver sustained minor injuries in the crash.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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