Motorcyclist Killed In Oceanside Crash With Truck ID'd

OCEANSIDE, CA — A 54-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in an Oceanside crash with a truck, the driver of which was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, was identified Monday.

Timothy James Bauer was riding westbound on Oceanside Boulevard around 1:45 p.m. Saturday when he crashed into a truck with a trailer turning left onto the eastbound side of the street, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office.

Bauer was pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck driver, Ronald Estes, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, according to police public information officer Tom Bussy.

Estes was allegedly attempting to make an illegal left turn onto eastbound Oceanside Boulevard, crossing the westbound lanes ahead of the motorcyclist, who was unable to stop in time, officials said.

– City News Service