SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MP) - On October 22, 2019 at approximately 4:32 am, The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received a call of a multiple vehicle traffic collision involving a motorcycle on I-80 westbound near the Antelope Scales. CHP officers responded to the collision scene and learned that a 38-year old man out of Los Angeles had been riding his 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle westbound on I-80 and was approaching the Antelope Scales when he collided into the rear of the sedan (2012 Ford Fusion) that was driving in front of him. This caused the motorcyclist to be fully ejected from his motorcycle. Both the rider and the bike were sliding on the roadway and came to rest in the #4 westbound traffic lane directly in the path of a big rig (2019 Peterbuilt with box trailer). The driver of the big rig was unable to stop or avoid the rider and collided with him. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on scene at 4:42 am.

The #2 thru #5 traffic westbound lanes were closed until 6:20 am while CHP officers conducted their on-scene investigation. The drivers of both the sedan (a 58-year old woman from Citrus Heights) and the big rig (a 64-year old man from Granite Bay) were not injured, remained on-scene, and cooperated with the investigation. The cause of this collision is under investigation. It is not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in this collision however no arrests were made on scene.

Any persons who may have witnessed this collision or who can provide any additional information regarding this collision should call Officer Mike Zerfas at the North Sacramento Area CHP office at (916) 348-2300 or Officer Amy Walker by cell phone at (916) 798-0975. Follow us on Twitter @chpnsac or like us on Facebook.com/chpnorthsac