Autopsy Pending On Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Crash Victim Identified As Jack Brunell Whirlow Of Escondido
Posted: 09/02/2012
Last Updated:
262 days ago
An autopsy is pending Sunday on a 41-year-old Escondido man who died Saturday after he crashed his motorcycle into a center divide guardrail while exiting Interstate 5 in Oceanside.
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"The man was riding his 2011 Yamaha R1 motorcycle northbound on Interstate 5 and exiting to westbound Mission Avenue," said California Highway Patrol Officer Jim Bettencourt. "According to witnesses, he was traveling at a high rate of speed and doing wheelies prior to colliding into the guardrail."Medics responding to a 911 call found the downed motorcyclist unresponsive.He was airlifted to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:25 p.m.The man was identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office as Jack Brunell Whirlow of Escondido.It was unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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