Motorcycle, Vehicle Collide on Ortega, One Dies

Originally posted at 10 a.m. Oct. 5, 2014. Edited with new details.

A 49-year-old man riding a high performance motorcycle was killed when his bike hit the side of a sedan hauling a small trailer on the Ortega Highway today, closing Route 74 between San Juan Capistrano and Lake Elsinore.

The motorcyclist was a resident of the city of Orange, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz.

Kurtz described the bike as a “high performance motorcycle” and a “crotch rocket like a Ducati.”

The crash was just east of the western fire station, and it was at about 8:44 a.m., according to the CHP.

The vehicle involved in the crash was described as a light blue Chevrolet Cruze with a small trailer attached to it, according to the CHP. The driver of that vehicle was not injured, although its airbags deployed.

--City News Service

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