MOTORCYCLIST DIES OF INJURIES AFTER EL CAJON CRASH

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By Miriam Raftery

April 24, 2018 (El Cajon) – A motorcyclist who rear-ended a Toyota Tacoma last night on I-8 east, just west of El Cajon Boulevard, succumbed to his injuries later in the evening.

The victim, 55, from Oceanside was riding a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle at a reportedly high rate of speed, along with a passenger, when he struck the rear of a Toyota Tacoma around 6:06 p.m. Both the motorcyclist and his passenger, a 30-year-old woman from South Carolina, were ejected onto the freeway lanes with major injuries.

The motorcyclist was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he died. The passenger was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego.

The Toyota driver, 35, was traveling at approximately 55 miles an hour when the collision occurred, said Officer Travis Garrow with the California Highway Patrol.  “At this time, alcohol and or drugs may be a factor in this collision,” he added.



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