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Canyon Country Man Identified In Fatal Motorcycle Crash In San Bernardino

A Canyon Country man has been identified as the victim in a fatal San Bernardino motorcycle crash that occurred earlier this month.


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San Bernardino Coroner’s officials identified 33-year-old Chance Downey as the man who died when his motorcycle crashed into a car near the intersection of 40th and F Streets in San Bernardino May 5.

Downey was heading north on 40th Street on a 1998 Honda GR8 motorcycle at a “high rate of speed,” according to a CHP report, when the driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck, after stopping at a stop sign, pulled into the intersection.

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“The motorcyclist could not avoid the collision,” said the CHP statement. “He was transported to a local area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.”

Officials have not released whether the driver of the truck would be charged in connection with the crash.

Authorities are encouraging anyone with information on the collision to call the San Bernardino CHP Office at 909-383-4247.

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Canyon Country Man Identified In Fatal Motorcycle Crash In San Bernardino

One comment

  1. who was the driver of the truck, or what make, model and year was it.

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