Speed may have played role in deadly Oakland motorcycle crash, police say
Speed appeared to be a factor in a crash that killed a motorcyclist traveling on Seminary Avenue, police said. A motorcyclist from the Bay Area who was vacationing in Hawaii died after falling 120 feet below a waterfall, according to Hawaii officials. The victim, an Oakland man in his 50s, was found laying on the street and bleeding from his head when he crashed into a light pole near Outlook Avenue. Speeding may have been a factor in the crash, but it is unclear whether alcohol or drugs played a role. The identity of the victim was not immediately disclosed.
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A Bay Area man who was vacationing with his family in Hawaii died after falling 120 feet below a waterfall last week, Hawaii officials said in a news release.
A motorcyclist crashed into a light pole and died Monday night in Oakland, police said.
The motorcyclist was traveling north on Seminary Avenue when he attempted to merge lanes and lost control, crashing into a light pole in the center median near Outlook Avenue, according to the Oakland Police Department.
Speeding appeared to be a factor in the crash but it remained unknown whether alcohol or drugs played a role, police said.
Officers who responded to the crash at about 10 p.m. found the victim, an Oakland man in his 50s, laying on the street and bleeding from his head, police said.
Medical personnel provided aid and transported the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Additional details about his identity were not released pending notification of next of kin.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police department’s traffic investigation unit at 510-777-8570.
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