NEWARK — Authorities have identified a man who was killed in a solo motorcycle crash last month.
Cristhian Joel Herrera-Rivera, 29, of Milpitas, died after crashing his 2012 Yamaha into a traffic island near the intersection of Cedar and Stevenson boulevards, according to the Newark Police Department. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred around 11 p.m. Feb. 19.
Authorities said at the time the collision may have involved alcohol. Its cause is still under investigation.
Herrera-Rivera was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there, authorities said. It was Newark’s first traffic fatality of 2026.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact Traffic Sgt. Karl Fredstrom at 510-578-4974 or karl.fredstrom@newarkca.gov, or the tip line at 510-578-4965.