Hesperia, CA : Motorcyclist killed in Bear Valley Road crash on Monday, July 4, 2016

Further details were released Tuesday on the crash in which a motorcyclist was killed Monday, including the identity of the deceased man.

Jose Daniel Rocha Oregel, 21, of Hesperia, was identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department as the man who died following a crash on Bear Valley Road early Monday.
Authorities said in a Tuesday news release that Oregel was headed east on Bear Valley Road in a 2007 Yamaha R6 motorcycle approaching Ninth Avenue when a driver in a blue 2013 Freightliner semitrailer made a left turn from westbound Bear Valley Road to head south on Ninth Avenue. Both vehicles collided in the eastbound lanes of Bear Valley Road, causing major damage to both vehicles, authorities said.

Oregel succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Freightliner was also injured and was treated by paramedics before being released from the scene.

The crash shut down Bear Valley Road in both directions from Seventh to Eleventh avenues for hours as the scene was processed for evidence and witnesses were interviewed. The road was closed until 6:10 p.m. Monday, authorities said.

It is not yet known if alcohol, drugs, or speed were factors in the crash and no other details have yet been released.

The crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Department.

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Hesperia motorcyclist killed in Bear Valley Road crash ID'd