MENIFEE (CNS) - A 60-year-old motorcyclist was fatally injured when
his bike collided with an SUV making a turn at a Menifee intersection,
authorities said today.James Whiten of Menifee died following the crash Saturday at Berea and
Normandy roads, according to the Menifee Police Department.Sgt. Matthew Bloch said Whiten was traveling westbound on his Yamaha
about 4 p.m. when a 38-year-old Corona man at the wheel of a Jeep approached
from the opposite direction.When the Jeep driver initiated a turn, Whiten collided with the SUV,
Bloch said.The Jeep driver immediately stopped, according to the police spokesman.Riverside County Fire Department paramedics reached the scene within a
few minutes and found Whiten gravely injured. He was taken to Inland Valley
Medical
