Crime & Safety
Murrieta Police Release Details Of Fatal Motorcycle Crash
The wreck that killed a man and seriously injured his passenger occurred on Hancock Avenue.
MURRIETA, CA — The Murrieta Police Department released details Wednesday about a fatal motorcycle crash over the weekend.
Around 8 p.m. Saturday, Robert Reitz, 51, and his passenger 46-year-old Linda Bohigas-Acosta, were riding a blue Triumph Rocket 3 motorcycle northbound on Hancock Avenue when Reitz lost control of the bike and smashed into "a fixed object" off the roadway, according to police.
The Los Angeles-Orange County-area pair were ejected from the motorcycle north of Walsh Center Drive. Reitz was pronounced dead at a local hospital, and Bohigas-Acosta was in stable but critical condition, police said Wednesday.
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"The Murrieta Police Department’s Traffic Reconstruction Team is conducting a full investigation to determine the cause of the collision. The Riverside County Coroner will determine the cause of death," police said.
Anyone with information related to the crash, and who has not already been contacted by police, is asked to call Murrieta Traffic Investigator Karlton Bridgewaters at 951-461-6805.
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