Motorcyclist Struck and Killed While Stopped in Traffic on Interstate 5
An unidentified man was struck and killed on Interstate 5 on Saturday, apparently after his motorcycle came to a stop in traffic and was rear-ended by another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officials provided only sketchy information about the 3 p.m. crash, which occurred on the northbound side of the freeway, south of the Junipero Serra Road exit.
They said the motorcycle apparently came to a stop in traffic because of mechanical problems and was struck by another vehicle. A CHP spokeswoman said investigators were still questioning witnesses late Saturday.
Officials at the Orange County coroner’s office said the man, believed to be from San Juan Capistrano, was taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, where he died.
Coroner’s spokesman Cullen Ellingburg said officials late Saturday were trying to notify the victim’s parents, who had been out of town.
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