A Visalia man riding a motorcycle ran into the back of a car on Hwy 46 in Paso Robles and was ejected from the bike and died.
According to the Highway Patrol, on March 8 at about 9:32 p.m. the Visalia man was riding a 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Hwy 46, east of Geneseo Road “at a high rate of speed.”
At the same time, a 21-year-old Shandon man was driving a 2019 Toyota Corolla also eastbound in the fast lane (No. 2 lane). The Toyota was also driving over 65 mph, the CHP said.
Due to the motorcyclist’s speed “the front of the Harley Davidson struck the rear of the Toyota. As a result of the crash, the Toyota traveled out of control across the westbound traffic lanes of SR-46 and came to rest on the westbound shoulder.”
The motorcyclist, identified as Russel Palomino, 47 of Visalia, was thrown from the bike “and suffered fatal injuries,” according to the CHP.
The driver of the Toyota was identified as Antonio Hernandez 21 of Shandon. He was not injured, nor were three passengers also in the car at the time.
The CHP’s Templeton Office is investigating the crash and had not indicated whether drugs or alcohol were a factor.
