Male Motorcyclist Killed in Phelan Road Crash near Baldy Mesa Road in Hesperia
Hesperia, California (June 24, 2022) – A male motorcyclist died Friday evening following a crash that prompted the closure of Phelan Rad in Hesperia, the California Highway Patrol reported.
At about 6:08 P.M. Friday, CHP officers received calls of a collision involving a motorcyclist and a vehicle along Phelan Road, east of Baldy Mesa Road.
According to the CHP, the collision involved brown 2014 Kia Optima and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Witnesses told investigators a man and a woman were riding on two separate bikes when the collision occurred. CHP officials say first responders were performing chest compressions on the man as the wife was screaming.
The male rider was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's name was not immediately released.
The crash remains under investigation.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021. The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7 increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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