CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A motorcyclist killed Monday morning on state Highway 4 in Contra Costa County has been identified as 61-year-old James Woods Jr. from Rio Vista, according to the county coroner's office.
Woods was headed west just before 8 a.m. when he rear-ended a vehicle near Loveridge Road and the border between Pittsburg and Antioch.
Investigators say he was thrown from his motorcycle and subsequently struck by a big-rig. The other drivers remained at the scene to cooperate with the investigation.
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The crash blocked four lanes of traffic, but the roadway had reopened by about 10:35 a.m.
— Bay City News
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