Traffic & Transit

Motorcyclist Collides With Deer In Rancho Santa Fe

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when he collided with a deer on a rural road in Rancho Santa Fe.

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA — A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when he collided with a deer on a rural road in Rancho Santa Fe.

The crash was reported shortly before 6:50 a.m. on Del Dios Highway near Vista Rancho Court, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.

The deer was killed in the crash and the motorcyclist was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries, the CHP reported.

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The circumstances leading up to the crash were under investigation.

– City News Service

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