Motorcyclist dies after crash on Ortega Highway
TEMECULA - A 52-year-old male from Hemet was riding a 2025 Husqvarna FE 501s motorcycle and collided with a 2007 Lexus ISD250 driven by a 22-year-old male driver, resulting in the motorcyclist’s death on Friday, Nov. 7, around 3:30 p.m.The motorcycle was traveling eastbound on State Route 74 (Ortega Highway), approaching Tanaja Truck Trail, at an undetermined speed. A 22-year-old male driver from Lake Elsinore was driving his 2007 Lexus IS250 northbound on Tenaja Truck Trail, stopped at SR-74, waiting to turn left to proceed westbound on SR-74.As the motorcycle rider traversed around a curve in the roadway, the driver of the Lexus turned left in front of the motorcycle and the two collided. The motorcycle rider was ejected from his motorcycle and landed approximately 115’ fr







