RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — Nicholas Almendarez, of Fallbrook, California, has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash in Riverside County.

Almendarez, 43, was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Temecula Tuesday morning.

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According to reports, Almendarez was operating a BMW R1200C motorcycle on Interstate 15 near the Temecula Parkway onramp, when for unknown reasons, the bike abruptly braked and slided sideways before coming into contact with a steel guardrail around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Almendarez was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with possible information on the crash should contact the CHP Temecula office at 951-506-2000.

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