Motorcyclist dies after Harley-Davidson hits pick-up truck on SR-67

A California Highway Patrol cruiser File photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego Investigators worked on Tuesday to determine what caused a traffic crash that killed a -year-old motorcyclist in Lakeside The man from the Sun City district of Menifee was headed south on state Journey in Santee when his Harley-Davidson was in a collision The motorcycle rear-ended a Ford F- north of Woodside Avenue shortly before p m Monday sending the rider tumbling onto the roadway according to the California Highway Patrol Eyewitnesses tried to revive the motorcyclist prior to the arrival of paramedics who assumed the lifesaving attempts and took him to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead His name was withheld pending family notification The driver of the pickup truck a Lakeside man was unhurt according to the CHP It was not at once clear what caused the fatal wreck It is unknown drugs and or alcohol were a factor in the crash according to the CHP