A 22-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Ramona Thursday, California Highway Patrol officials said.
The fatal accident happened just before noon on State Route 78, east of Magnolia Avenue.
CHP officials say a motorcyclist – identified by the county medical examiner as Ramona resident Sean Cullen – was riding a Kawasaki Ninja 650 on eastbound SR-78 when, for unknown reasons, he lost control of the motorcycle.
Cullen’s bike crossed the parallel yellow lines and into the westbound traffic lane.
Just then, a woman was driving a BMW X5 on westbound SR-78. CHP officials say when Cullen crossed into the westbound lanes, his motorcycle sideswiped the BMW and he sustained fatal injuries in the collision.
The driver of the car suffered minor injuries.
CHP officials are still investigating, and believe Cullen was traveling at 60 mph at the time of the fatal crash. Investigators have not yet determined whether alcohol or drugs contributed to the accident.
