A motorcyclist has died after a crash Saturday afternoon on the portion of Interstate 80 through Berkeley.
The motorcyclist, whom the county coroner’s office identified as 40-year-old Mikos Davon Dickerson of Pinole, “was involved in a crash with two other vehicles” in the highway’s eastbound lanes shortly near University Avenue after 3 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol spokesperson.
Medics pronounced the rider dead at the scene, police said. The drivers of the other cars, an Acura TSX and a Honda Accord, stayed at the scene and were cooperating with the investigation.
“The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation,” CHP Officer Markys Rivera said in an email. “At this time impairment does not appear to be a factor.”
The crash caused an eight-mile traffic backup and the full closure of I-80’s eastbound lanes, according to ABC 7.
Editors’ note: This article was updated after publication with additional information.
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Alex N. Gecan joined Berkeleyside in 2023 as a senior reporter covering public safety. He has covered criminal justice, courts and breaking and local news for The Middletown Press, Stamford Advocate and…
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