SAN DIEGO, CA — A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash with a pickup truck in the Otay Mesa West community of San Diego, authorities said Sunday.
The crash occurred about 5:05 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Palm and Norstad avenues, the San Diego Police Department reported.
The 43-year-old motorcyclist going southbound on Norstad Avenue ran a red light and was broadsided by a 2010 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck that was going westbound on Palm Avenue.
The motorcyclist, who was ejected from his bike, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Drunken driving was not a factor in the crash, police said.
Anyone with any information regarding the crash was urged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
— City News Service
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