Motorcyclist Stefano Albano of Corona was tragically killed on August 7 following a crash with a vehicle driven by Becky Merrifield Ettinger of Huntington Beach who was later charged with DUI.
The fatal motorcycle accident occurred on LagunaCanyon Road just past Laguna College of Art and Design. First responders arrived within minutes of the accident and pronounced the motorcyclist, Albano, deceased at the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that three vehicles and the motorcycle were traveling outbound approaching the 2300 block of Laguna Canyon Road when the motorcyclist attempted to pass on the left side. At the same time, the driver of one of the three vehicles tried to make an unexpected U-turn, which caused the motorcyclist to collide with the vehicle.
The deceased motorcyclist was identified as 55-year-old Stefano Albano of Corona, California. The driver of the vehicle that attempted to make the U-turn, 68-year-old Becky Merrifield Ettinger of Huntington Beach, California, was arrested for DUI.
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