Santa Ana : Marine Fatally Injured in Motorcycle Accident
A 21-year-old Marine was fatally injured early Monday when his motorcycle struck a curb and he was thrown head-first into a block wall, police said.
The man, whose identity was withheld pending notification of his family, was southbound on Fairview Street south of 1st Street, going about 45 m.p.h., when his motorcycle veered and struck the curb, witnesses told police.
Santa Ana Police Lt. Robert Chavez said the man suffered massive head injuries when he was thrown into the wall. A helmet was found at the scene, Chavez said, but “we don’t know if he had it on or not.”
The man was taken to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes after the accident.
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