Local News in Brief : Oceanside
One man died and another man was injured Friday after their motorcycles collided during a high-speed race on a busy thoroughfare, authorities said.
Richard Walter Jones, 21, was southbound on South Hill Street at 12:40 a.m. when he collided with another southbound motorcyclist, Steven Breeding, 21, also of Oceanside.
Jones was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital, where he died at 3:45 a.m. in the operating room. A preliminary autopsy showed that he suffered head and internal injuries, Deputy Coroner George Dickason said. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Breeding was taken to Tri-City Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries and released.
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