Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist in Fatal Capistrano Beach Crash Identified
Authorities identified a 32-year-old biker killed Sunday when he crashed into a van.

CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA - A 32-year-old motorcyclist killed when he struck a van in Capistrano Beach was identified today by the Orange County coroner's office as Joseph Salazar.
Salazar was heading westbound on the Doheny Park Road on-ramp to Route 1 about 4:40 p.m. Sunday when his motorcycle hit a van, according to the coroner's office.
Salazar was taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Laguna Beach where he died three hours later, according to the coroner's office.
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It is unclear what happened to the other driver.
The accident was being investigated by the California Highway Patrol in Orange County.
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