A man has been killed and a woman has been injured after their motorcycle collided with a car in Costa Mesa, according to a news report.
Costa Mesa police said that David Christmas, 23, of Huntington Beach, and an unidentified woman were riding east on Baker Street on a red motorcycle when they slammed into the side of a gray sedan that had turned left in front of them near the Bear Street intersection.
Authorities said that Christmas was taken to a local trauma center with life-threatening injuries and later died at the hospital. The female rider was also hospitalized with less serious injuries. The driver of the car — 36-year-old Ryan Harkins — was not injured.
Investigators said they do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the motorcycle crash, and the investigation is ongoing.
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