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Ricardo De Orta-Garcia Killed in High Meadows Crash on Highway 1
Ricardo De Orta-Garcia Dies in Multi-Vehicle Collision on Highway 1 near Carpenter Street
Ricardo De Orta-Garcia Killed in High Meadows Crash on Highway 1
High Meadows, California – Ricardo De Orta-Garcia, 44, has been identified by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office as the motorcyclist who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday morning in High Meadows.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Highway 1 just south of Carpenter Street at around 5:52 a.m.
A 17-year-old boy was driving a black Ford F-150 north on Highway 1 when he lost control and crashed into a utility pole on the west side of road.
The impact caused the pole and wires to fall across all lanes, resulting in a four-vehicle collision.
Orta-Garcia was riding a Honda CBR1000 motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
More details about the accident were not released.
The accident remains under investigation.