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RSM Woman, 68, Killed In Solo Motorcycle Crash

The Rancho Santa Margarita woman was traveling on state Route 79, a rural highway in northeastern San Diego County, when the crash happened.

Police were dispatched to state Route 79, a rural highway in northeastern San Diego County, Saturday morning in response to the crash. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Authorities identified a woman involved in a solo motorcycle crash over the weekend in San Diego County as a Rancho Santa Margarita resident.

Police were dispatched to state Route 79, a rural highway in northeastern San Diego County, Saturday morning in response to the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol report logs.

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The 68-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita resident was traveling south on state Route 79 in Warner Springs at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday when her 2020 Harley-Davidson veered off the roadway north of Fink Road and struck a boulder, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The woman died at the scene of the crash. Her name was not immediately released.

It was not immediately known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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