Jan 17, 2008 5:57 am US/Pacific
Motorcyclist Killed In Athens Village
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―
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A man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a big rig Thursday morning.
AP
A man was killed early Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a big rig in the unincorporated Athens Village are of Los Angeles County, authorities said.
The accident on South Broadway just north of West 135th Street was reported at 12:29 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol Officer Alex Gonzalez.
The victim -- a man in his 40s -- was riding a Harley-Davidson when he struck the driver's side of a big rig and suffered fatal injuries, a CHP
sergeant reported. The victim's identity was not immediately released.
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