According to Victor Valley News, a 61-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Wednesday morning after colliding with a car that had made a U-turn on Rancherias Road near Iroquois Road in Apple Valley. The crash happened at about 10:33 a.m. and left the rider hospitalized while investigators work to determine exactly what went wrong.
According to VVNG, a 2019 Honda Civic had been traveling westbound on Rancherias Road when its driver made a U-turn in the roadway. The driver's turn put the car in the path of a 2003 Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic, and the motorcycle collided with the front driver's side of the Civic.
As reported by Victor Valley News, a witness told investigators the impact threw the rider from his motorcycle, and he landed on the far side of the vehicle he had collided with. The motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital for treatment of what officials described as serious injuries.
Driver Stayed at the Scene, Officials Say
As noted by Victor Valley News, the Civic's driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, per Taylor Reynolds, public information officer for the Apple Valley Sheriff's Station. Officials' preliminary assessment indicated that alcohol and drugs did not appear to be factors in the collision. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's station, and no further details on the driver or the extent of the rider's injuries have been released.
Not the First Apple Valley Motorcycle Crash This Year
Wednesday's collision is at least the third serious motorcycle crash reported in Apple Valley this year. In July, a 27-year-old man sustained major injuries when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at Ottawa Road and Iroquois Road, Victor Valley News reported. In September, a 69-year-old Apple Valley man was seriously injured after a Ford pickup turned in front of his motorcycle at Marigold Street and Apple Valley Road, per a report from Victor Valley News.
No citations or legal outcomes have been disclosed in connection with Wednesday's crash, and the rider's current condition has not been made public. The investigation into what led the Civic driver to make the U-turn remains ongoing.
