Traffic & Transit

Motorcyclist Dead After Being Struck By Car In Live Oak Springs

An unidentified person died when they were struck by a vehicle closing the roadway Friday morning near the U.S-Mexico border.

Old Highway 80 was closed to all traffic for an unknown duration.
Old Highway 80 was closed to all traffic for an unknown duration. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — An unidentified person died when they were struck by a vehicle closing the roadway Friday morning near the U.S-Mexico border.

A silver Ford Focus colliding with a motorcycle "after it was already down" on Old Highway 80 in Live Oak Springs was reported at around 5:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The coroner was called to the scene about 20 minutes later.

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The details of the accident were not released. Old Highway 80 was closed to all traffic for an unknown duration.

— City News Service

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