MOTORCYCLIST DIES AFTER COLLISION IN EL CAJON

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By Miriam Raftery

April 7, 2023 (El Cajon) – An El Cajon man, 47, has died of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on April 2 at 8:23 p.m. on Pepper Drive in El Cajon.

According to Officer Matthew Baranowski with the California Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old man from El Cajon was driving a 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck northbound on a shared driveway near 1601 Pepper Drive, when he pulled into the roadway in the path of an oncoming motorcyclist driving a 2011 Ducati 848 motorcycle.

The rider of the motorcycle was ejected onto the roadway.  He suffered major injuries and was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he died.

The driver of the Ford pickup truck was not injured. 

The identity of the deceased will be released through the Medical Examiner’s Office. It is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in this crash.

 


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