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An 18-year-old Oceanside man early Monday morning after his pickup crashed on I-5 in Encinitas. His Nissan pickup was northbound when the vehicle overturned several times and struck a light pole near Leucadia Boulevard. The pole fell after the impact and struck the windshield of a UPS semi. The semi driver, a 49-year-old West Covina man, was treated at the scene for minor injuries. The Nissan driver had to be extricated by firefighters, and he was transported to a hospital, where he died. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed late Monday when he slammed into a cable barrier along Interstate 5 at high speed. Troopers responded to the scene, in the northbound lanes of I-5 in Whatcom County, at about 10:45 p.m. Monday after receiving a report of a serious motorcycle crash. The motorcyclist, later identified as Abraham Guerrero, 18, of Bellingham was found dead at the scene. Guerrero was heading north on I-5 at high speed on a 2002 Honda CBR600 MC when he lost control and veered toward the median. The motorcycle slammed into the cable barrier, killing Guerrero.