Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Killed On Ortega Highway

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A motorcyclist who was killed Thursday night in a crash along the Ortega (74) Highway, just west of Lake Elsinore, was likely speeding and lost control of his bike, according to a preliminary report from the California Highway Patrol.

Ahkin Inniss, 23, of Nuevo was heading west on the highway, just past the Lookout Roadhouse, at a speed greater than 50 mph and failed to negotiate the sharp left bend in the road at the Lake Elsinore vista point, according to a report from CHP Officer Mike Lassig.

He swerved into the right dirt shoulder and crashed into a guardrail, causing him to be ejected from his 2008 Yamaha onto the dirt, Lassig reported.

Good Samaritans stopped to perform CPR on the man before first responders arrived, but he died at the scene, the CHP officer said.

Inniss was wearing a safety helmet, according to Lassig.

The highway was closed for several hours while the CHP investigated.