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More from Breaking NewsAuthorities this morning identified a man who was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a sport utility vehicle near Ojai.
Maurelio Anton Guerrero, 41, of Duarte was pronounced dead at the scene on Highway 33 south of Dry Lakes, said Armando Chavez, a senior deputy Ventura County medical examiner.
Guerrero was traveling southbound on Highway 33 at high speed about 12:44 p.m Sunday when a Dodge Durango emerged from a turnout on the west side of the curved roadway, the California Highway Patrol reported. The Durango had just completed a left turn and was headed north when Guerrero approached approached, was unable to slow down and lost control of his motorcycle.
Both Guerrero and his motorcycle slid off the roadway and into a dirt berm, according to the CHP. A Ventura County Fire air squad arrived on the scene and pronounced him dead.
Alcohol intoxication is not suspected, according to officials.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on November 17, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My Condolences to the family of this man. Also to the driver of the other car, this has to be hard to live with. This road is very dangerous, especially if your not familiar with it.
Posted by chiquesstunter on November 17, 2008 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My condolences to the family. Cagers making left hand turns in front of motorcyclists, will always lead to these terrible results
Posted by harleyriidr on November 17, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Rest in peace.
Posted by lmcventura on November 17, 2008 at 10:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
High rate of speed, on a two lane road aproaching a curve on the road and another vehicle in front of you....it all ads up to the ingredients for disaster...know when to slow it down for your own safety, and live to ride another day!
Condolences to the family....
Posted by SouthernExile on November 17, 2008 at 11:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Motorcyclists often drive irresponsibly on this highway. Every time I take this road, I'm impressed by the speed and recklessness that I see.
Posted by VenturesScooterCrew on November 17, 2008 at 3:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As a founding member of the Ventura County Scooter Crew and a daily scooterist, I am often surprised at how bad the drivers are around here. On several occasions, I have been nearly hit by a completely unaware car making a left turn. Often times, it is a teenage girl with a cell phone glued to her ear or someone who more than likely doesn't have a drivers license- or shouldn't have one! These and gas-guzzling, view-blocking SUV's are the motorcyclists' and scooterists' worst enemies. I am getting an air horn installed just for these people.
~My Condolences to the family
Posted by bugmenot on November 17, 2008 at 5:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
RIP to the fallen rider. Condolences to his family.
Sorry if I scared you Scapegoat. What will happen is we'll catch up to a cruiser, usually pretty quick. The cruiser will hear us and typically move to the right portion of the lane. If the cruiser is skillful enough to keep the right portion of the lane for a corner or two, the sport bike will pass on the left portion of the lane during a quick straight. If the sport bike rider feels the cruiser will need all of their lane after watching them through a few corners, the sport bike rider will wait for a larger straight or an open sweeper (up towards the top of the mountain) to make the pass. We will cross the double yellow and move far away from the cruiser as to try not to disturb them.
But we're usually on the mountain by 7AM and gone by 10AM; we won't be found out there on Sundays, just too much traffic from the LA or Bakersfield crowd.
Posted by lrgvanman on November 17, 2008 at 7:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As a former rider I can say it is a really dangerous combination with either rider or cage driver's error. If the rider wants to race, be smart and do it on a track, huh? That way cagers don't bear the brunt of your bad decisions. Scary as hell when you are suddenly passed by a sport bike blurring by with the rider hanging off the side into your area in one direction or the other! As far as the cagers; those who don't should pay attention. And I have seen them just as crazy. Condolences to the fallen rider's family and friends.
Posted by smart on November 17, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How sad. Another statistic of those lost to the Maricopa. Every weekend I look at the dozens of bikes in Ojai and wonder which ones will not make it home with their eyes open. I feel for his family. A rotten time of the year to lose a loved one, not that there is a good time.
God speed.
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