Crime & Safety
Motorcycle Rider Dies In I-10 Freeway Crash
The collision on I-10 in San Dimas threw the rider from his bike and into a car, late Wednesday.
COVINA, CA — A 29-year-old motorcycle rider fatally crashed his bike into the center divider of the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in San Dimas, causing him to be thrown off his ride, then struck by a vehicle, authorities said Thursday.
The accident occurred about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, just west of Kellogg Drive, according to Officer M. Villasenor of the California Highway Patrol.
The rider of the 2016 Yamaha motorcycle suffered blunt force trauma injuries and was transported to a hospital where he later died, he said.
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The driver of the vehicle, Eboni Joy Brooks, 43, of Fontana, was not hurt, he said.
The name of the victim's name was withheld, pending notification of next of kin.
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Anyone with additional information regarding the accident was urged to call Villasenor at the CHP's Baldwin Park office at (626) 338-1164.
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