A motorcycle sergeant with the San Diego Police
Department crashed into a pickup truck and suffered major injuries in Temecula Saturday, July 3. Valley News/Courtesy photo
TEMECULA (CNS) - A motorcycle sergeant with the San Diego Police
Department crashed into a pickup truck and suffered major injuries in Temecula,
authorities said.The crash happened at about 8:35 p.m. Saturday.According to the California Highway Patrol, the sergeant was riding
his police-issued motorcycle northbound on Rainbow Canyon Road just north of
Rainbow Valley Boulevard when he lost control at a curve going about 35-45 mph.The sergeant's motorcycle then slid onto its right side and across the
road's solid double yellow lines into opposing traffic, where it collided
with a 2000 Nissan Frontier pickup truck, according to the CHP.The sergeant, identified as Franklin White, 42, of Temecula, suffered
major injuries and was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center.T
