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Tuesday, December 24, 2013Area:
San Diego, CAA 20-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday when he flew off his bike and hit a pickup, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The man was riding his 2013 Ducati Monster on westbound state Route 94 at 1:44 p.m. when he went to transition onto southbound Interstate 15.
The CHP said the man entered the turn at 60 mph despite a suggested speed of 30 mph. The motorcyclist tried to brake, but as a result the bike went off the road and struck a median.
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Sunday, December 1, 2013A motorcyclist who was struck and killed by a car in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood was identified Tuesday as Bill Beckwith, a contractor and carpenter who co-hosted the HGTV show Curb Appeal.
Beckwith, 38, was hit by a car near the corner of Oak and Steiner streets about 8:30 p.m. Monday, police said. He died at San Francisco General Hospital.
The driver of the car, a 30-year-old man, stopped after the crash and cooperated with investigators. His name wasn't released.