Crime & Safety

27-Year-Old Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Northbound I-15

The motorcycle crashed into two vehicles, and then a concrete wall, killing its driver.

A Harley Davidson motorcycle that was reportedly speeding on a freeway near Rancho Peñasquitos crashed into two vehicles, and then a concrete wall, killing its driver.

The victim has so far only been publicly identified as a 27-year-old Escondido man driving a 2009 Harley.

The motorcycle was traveling north on Interstate 15, approaching state Route 56 at a high rate of speed, at about 5:35 p.m. Saturday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. For unknown reasons he crashed into a Toyota Prius, then a Dodge Ram, then the concrete wall.

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A nearby California Highway Patrol officer heard the crash and rushed to the scene, the Medical Examiner's Office reported. However, the rider died without medical intervention.

His name was withheld pending family notification.

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