Man who died in motorcycle crash near El Cajon California
A motorcyclist who died Saturday night in a collision during a pursuit by El Cajon police was identified as Carl Lee Denmark of Santa Ysabel, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said Sunday.Denmark, 22, collided with a sedan on a curved section of the road near East Bradley Avenue, in an unincorporated area near El Cajon, about 9:25 p.m Saturday, authorities said. He was ejected from the Honda CBR motorcycle and run over by a vehicle at the scene, the medical examiner's office said.The motorcyclist had been traveling at a high rate of speed and at some point lost control, the office said.
Police said Denmark died at the scene. Two people in a second vehicle had minor complaints of pain after the collision.The California Highway Patrol took over the investigation because it occurred outside the city limits.Authorities could not be reached to say what started the motorcycle pursuit.