FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN DULZURA

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East County News  Service

September 26, 2023 (Dulzura) – A motorcyclist  missed a curve and was ejected onto State Route 94 just east of Roma Road at 10:49 Saturday morning. He was transported by air ambulance to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The 28-year-old Chula Vista man was driving a 2024 Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle westbound on 94 when the crash occurred.

He has been identified as Drexel Ortega.

“Impairment is not suspected to be a factor in this crash,” says Officer Jared Grieshaber with the California Highway Patrol.

 


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