Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Injured In Otay Mesa Crash

A motorcyclist fractured an arm when his bike crossed a road and struck a curb in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, authorities said.

Paramedics took the man to a hospital for treatment.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital for treatment. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A motorcyclist fractured an arm Saturday when his bike crossed a road and struck a curb in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego.

The crash was reported at 3:35 p.m. Saturday in the 8800 block of Paseo De La Fuente, according to San Diego Police Department Officer J. Perales.

The 40-year-old man was eastbound on a 2020 Yamaha Tenere 700 motorcycle when he crossed into the westbound lane and struck the curbline, Perales said. He continued onto a sidewalk and hit a dirt embankment.

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"The male suffered an open displaced fracture to the arm," the officer said.

Paramedics took him to a hospital for treatment, Perales said. Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.

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— City News Service