Garden Grove : Moped Rider Killed in Collision With Truck
A 29-year-old Santa Ana man was killed Friday morning in Garden Grove when his moped was struck by a garbage truck, police said.
Police Lt. Larry Hodges said the victim, David Moran, was southbound on Brookhurst Street at Woodbury Street about 8:30 a.m. Friday when a garbage truck traveling to Moran’s left turned right onto Woodbury. Moran’s moped was hit on the right side and Moran was dragged under the truck, Hodges said.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 7, 1986 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday December 7, 1986 Orange County Edition Metro Part 2 Page 2 Column 5 Metro Desk 2 inches; 57 words Type of Material: Correction
A man who was killed Friday morning while riding a moped in Garden Grove was incorrectly identified in Saturday’s edition of The Times. The man killed was George Steven Anders, 33, of Stanton. He was riding a moped when a garbage truck traveling beside him turned left and collided with him, dragging the moped. David Moran, 29, the truck driver, was incorrectly identified as the victim. Moran has not been cited.
He said Moran was declared dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the garbage truck was not cited, but the accident is still under investigation, Hodges said. It was not clear whether Moran rode into the truck or whether the truck hit Moran, Hodges said.
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