Crime & Safety
RSM Woman, 68, Killed In Solo Motorcycle Crash
The Rancho Santa Margarita woman was traveling on state Route 79, a rural highway in northeastern San Diego County, when the crash happened.
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Authorities identified a woman involved in a solo motorcycle crash over the weekend in San Diego County as a Rancho Santa Margarita resident.
Police were dispatched to state Route 79, a rural highway in northeastern San Diego County, Saturday morning in response to the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol report logs.
The 68-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita resident was traveling south on state Route 79 in Warner Springs at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday when her 2020 Harley-Davidson veered off the roadway north of Fink Road and struck a boulder, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The woman died at the scene of the crash. Her name was not immediately released.
It was not immediately known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
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City News Service contributed to this report.
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