Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Killed On Altamont Pass Road ID'd
The Pleasanton man died when the motorcycle he was riding landed in a ditch earlier this month.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — A motorcyclist killed during a collision on Altamont Pass Road in near Livermore earlier this month has been identified by the Alameda County Coroner’s Office as Mark Nida of Pleasanton. The 63-year-old man was fatally struck by a truck while riding on Altamont Pass Road about a mile and a half east of the Altamont Landfill on Oct. 14, the CHP said.
The motorcycle landed in a ditch, and the pickup truck down a ravine off the roadway. Nida and the occupant of a pickup truck were taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley for treatment of serious injuries. Nida was pronounced dead a short time later.
The busy road was closed for several hours following the deadly collision.
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