Cyclist Is Fatally Injured Attempting to Pass Auto
A motorcyclist died early Friday of injuries received Thursday night when his motorcycle collided with a car he was trying to pass, police said.
Lewis Kuehl, 32, of Santa Ana, who suffered multiple injuries, died at Fountain Valley Community Hospital at 1:45 a.m., said Irvine Police Sgt. Dick Bowman.
Police said Kuehl was traveling south on Culver Drive near Harvard Avenue at about 8:50 p.m. Thursday when he tried to pass a southbound car driven by Kaya L. Lauwerys 20, of Irvine. Lauwerys told police that Kuehl was traveling about 45 m.p.h. when she saw sparks and the motorcycle just before the two vehicles collided. The woman tried to brake, Bowman said, but she was unable to avoid the cycle. The accident is under investigation.
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