Darin Byrne, 46, of Covina, has died after the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a pickup truck in Newport Beach, according to a news report.
Newport Beach police said that Byrne was riding his motorcycle in the far right lane of northbound Bristol Street next to a Toyota 4Runner when a Ford F350 pickup going west on Campus Drive ran a red light and crashed into him. The impact from the collision catapulted Byrne into the back of the 4Runner, which then crashed into an SUV and flipped over.
Byrne was trapped inside the 4Runner until he was rescued by Newport Beach firefighters. He was walking around afterwards, and was taken by ambulance to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana. He died three hours later.
The fatal motorcycle accident is under investigation; police said they do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.
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