FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (WIBW) – A 17-year-old from Junction City, Kan. was killed in a crash Friday in California.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the Fresno County Communications Center received calls reporting a head-on crash around 3 p.m. involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck.
The crash occurred on Auberry Road, just south of the Fresno Rifle and Pistol Club.
CHP responded to the scene to investigate. The preliminary investigation suggest that the 17-year-old male was driving a BMW S1000RR motorcycle southbound on Auberry Road. He then approached a right-hand curve in the roadway.
At the same time a Ford F-350, driven by a 39-year-old male was heading northbound on Auberry Road approaching the same curve as the motorcycle.
As the motorcycle entered the curve, it crossed over the solid double lines into the northbound lane and into the path of the Ford.
The front of the motorcycle collided with the front of the Ford causing the 17-year-old to be ejected from the motorcycle, landing on the roadway.
The motorcycle came to a rest in the west shoulder of Auberry Road. the truck came to a rest partially in the northbound lane and partially on the east shoulder.
Emergency crews arrived on scene provided medical aid to the 17-year-old, yet he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 17-year-old was identified as Jayce Alonzo, of Junction City, Kan. He was a full-face helmet at the time of the crash.
CHP said the use of alcohol and/or drugs is not suspected to a factor in the crash.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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