Crime & Safety
Vista Man ID'd In Fatal Temecula Harley-Davidson Crash
The 32-year-old man succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
VISTA, CA — A Harley-Davidson rider killed in Temecula on Tuesday afternoon was identified as 32-year-old Francisco Quintana Salazar, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Coroner's Bureau.
Salazar was fatally injured just after 12:30 p.m. in the 44700 block of Rainbow Canyon Road, less than a quarter mile east of Interstate 15, according to the coroner's report.
"Salazar was traveling at an unconfirmed speed on his Harley Davidson when he apparently lost control and crashed into a guardrail, ejecting him onto the side of the road," California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Seel reported.
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No other vehicles were involved.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews reached the location 20 minutes later and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
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The two-lane corridor remained open after the crash.
An autopsy was pending on Salazar, officials say.
Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact the CHP's Temecula office at 951-466-4300.
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