Motorcyclist Hector Mancilla, 41, killed, and Byron Hermosillo, 29, injured in crash on La Sierra Avenue on Lake Mathews Dam in Riverside, California
1 killed, 1 hurt in 2 motorcycle crashes near Lake Mathews
The two men had been part of a group ride of about 25 to 50 people with the Ruthless Ryderz Motorcycle Club, Baer said. Around 11 a.m. the first rider failed to make a turn on La Sierra Avenue, hit the dirt shoulder and was thrown from his bike, a 2005 Kawasaki, Baer said.
Motorcyclist killed near Lake Mathews is identified
As he was heading south La Sierra Avenue toward Cajalco Road, he failed to make a right turn and was thrown from his motorcycle as it rolled, California Highway Patrol Officer Dan Olivas said in a news release.
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