1 Arrested In Connection With Fatal I-15 Crash
Crash Occurred On Northbound I-15 South Of Via Rancho Parkway In Escondido
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Posted: 07/28/2012
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A 33-year-old Murrieta man was arrested Saturday in connection with a crash on Interstate 15 in Escondido that left a motorcycle rider dead.
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The crash occurred south of Via Rancho Parkway at about 12:40 p.m.According to the California Highway Patrol, a Dodge Ram truck entered northbound I-15 the wrong way from the northbound Del Lago offramp. The truck began traveling southbound in the #1 lane on the northbound side at an unknown rate of speed, according to the CHP. A 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling northbound in the same lane collided head-on into the truck just south of Via Rancho Parkway. The motorcycle rider, a 60-year-old man from Escondido, was killed. His name was not released.The driver of the truck, who was identified as 33-year-old Brian Webb of Murrieta, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The CHP said open containers of alcohol were found in Webb's truck.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by 10News.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
