HIGH-SPEED CRASH KILLS MOTORCYCLIST.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LITTLEROCK - A 23-year-old Littlerock man died after his motorcycle slammed into the rear of a car slowing to make a left turn, officials said Wednesday. Angel Ortiz was pronounced dead on arrival at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was flown by helicopter after the 9 p.m. crash on Avenue T near 94th Street East. ``Ortiz was unable to perceive the slower speed of the car and rear-ended it,'' said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Sgt. Robert Hulbert. ``There was no braking or skid marks skid marks skid npl → Reifenspuren pl; (from braking) → Bremsspuren pl , just a high-speed collision.'' The motorcycle hit the rear of a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass The Oldsmobile Cutlass was an automobile made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The Cutlass was introduced in 1961 as a unibody compact car competing with the Dodge Lancer and Mercury Comet. driven by Anthony Felix, 29, of Littlerock, who was slowing on Avenue T to turn left at 94th Street East. Ortiz was riding a 1987 Honda Hurricane. The impact was so great it spun the Oldsmobile off to the side of the road and launched Ortiz 60 feet through the air, officials said. Felix was not injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the crash but his car was severely damaged, officials said. Officials said they believe Ortiz was traveling faster than the 55 mph speed limit. |
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