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A 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.
An SUV carrying two people and two dogs rolled off the right shoulder and down an embankment on Interstate 15 on Wednesday, catching fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The car was traveling southbound around 1:10 p.m. near Gopher Canyon Road when somehow it veered off the road.
A husband and wife, both about 50, suffered minor injuries, while the dogs ran out of the car and were loose for nearly two hours before being corralled.
The cause of the accident was still being investigated, but no alcohol was involved.
A 79-year-old woman died after being struck by a car Christmas night.
Police say Insook Choi, of Billerica, was hit on Boston Road shortly before 8 p.m.
She was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, then Lahey Clinic in Burlington where she later died.
Boston Road was closed for three hours as police investigated.
Police say it appears Insook was crossing Boston Road outside of a crosswalk in a poorly lit area when the crash occurred.
No charges or citations have been filed against the driver.
A woman was killed late Christmas night while trying to cross train tracks near the Arlington-Grand Prairie line.
The incident occurred just before midnight at Division Street and Great Southwest Parkway. According to police, the train was traveling roughly 50 mph.
Authorities say — although the crossing arm was down — the woman went under it, tried to cross the tracks, and was hit by the train.
A light-rail train struck and killed a woman in San Jose early Christmas morning, officials at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said.
The train was northbound on A light-rail train struck and killed a woman in San Jose early Christmas morning, officials at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said.
The train was northbound on Highway 87 south of the city when it hit the woman at about 1:30 a.m., about 100 to 200 yards from the Curtner Light Rail Station, officials said.
A pedestrian was killed Monday night after being hit by a car in the area of 800 Silver Lane, police at the scene said.
An accident reconstruction squad was called in to investigate the accident, which was reported at 7:24 p.m.
The victim, a 51-year-old local man, was taken to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries and later died, police said.
No charges have been filed against the driver and early indications are that the pedestrian stepped into traffic.