Motorcyclist Killed In Temecula Crash

TEMECULA, CA – A motorcyclist died at the scene of a Temecula crash on Friday, after slamming head-on into an oncoming vehicle, the sheriff's department reports. One other person was hospitalized.

According to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Robert Christolon, the crash happened around 5:35 p.m. Friday on Ynez Road, between Tierra Vista and Rancho Vista Road.

"A motorcycle (V1), traveling northbound on Ynez Road, crossed into southbound traffic lanes on Ynez Road, and collided head on into a Toyota (V2)," Christolon said in a news release. "The motorcycle (V1)’s driver succumbed to injuries he sustained in the collision."

The driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, the sergeant said. No other people were involved.

A portion of Ynez Road was closed for several hours on Friday night as the Temecula Police Traffic Unit conducted an investigation.

Patch file photo by Maggie Avants