Rancho Cucamonga Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal Crash

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA —Over the weekend, a motorcyclist died from injuries after being ejected from his bike, then struck by a hit-and-run motorist, police said.

Ruben Rodriguez Banuelos, a 22-year-old resident of Rancho Cucamonga, was positively identified as having perished in the crash, the Orange County Coroner's Office reported.

The crash was just before 2 a.m. Sunday on Irvine Avenue near Santa Isabel Avenue, Newport Beach police Sgt. B. Gregson said.

The motorcycle driven by Rodriguez Banuelos crashed into the raised center median and landscaping on the east side of the road causing him to be ejected, according to Gregson.

The motorcyclist landed on the west side of the road and was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, he said.

Rodriguez Banuelos was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. He was pronounced dead two hours after the crash, the coroner's office said.

Irvine Avenue is on the Newport Beach-Costa Mesa border and the initial crash was on the Newport Beach side while the hit-and-run was on the Costa Mesa side, Gregson said.