Authorities identify Anthony Medina of Perris as the victim.
MEADOWBROOK (CNS) – A 28-year-old motorcyclist killed in a collision on Highway 74 in Meadowbrook was traveling 100 mph when he plowed into the back of a sedan, authorities said Friday.
Anthony Medina of Perris was fatally injured at 1:25 p.m. Thursday on the westbound side of the four-lane corridor, just west of Hammack Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officer Mike Lassig said Medina was initially riding his 2017 Ducati motorcycle in the No. 1 lane, but after passing Hammack, he “changed into the No. 2 lane” for reasons unclear.
Lassig said the motorcyclist was going about 100 mph as he approached a four-door 2002 Saturn LW300 traveling 45 mph.
“The (rider) failed to slow, causing the front of the Ducati to collide into the rear of the Saturn,” the CHP spokesman said.
The victim was flung into lanes, where good Samaritans immediately stopped and rushed to his aid.
Two of the three occupants of the Saturn suffered minor injuries in the collision, Lassig said.
Riverside County Fire Department paramedics reached the location about 15 minutes later and pronounced Medina dead at the scene.
The two victims in the car, identified only as a 5-year-old girl and a 65-year-old woman, both of Homeland, were taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar for treatment and were recovering Friday.
Both westbound lanes were blocked for nearly two hours while the CHP conducted a preliminary investigation and cleared the wreckage, requiring a detour.
Anyone with information regarding the crash was asked to contact the CHP’s Temecula office at 951-466-4300.
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