Crime & Safety
Updated: One Dead in Rush Hour Crash on the 22 Freeway
One person died today and three lanes were blocked following a motorcycle crash on the 22 Freeway.
A 24-year-old Garden Grove man was killed today in a motorcycle crash on the Garden Grove (22) Freeway in Westminster.
Steven Nguyen was speeding west on his 2006 Honda motorcycle when he lost control and collided with a Ford F-150 pickup truck about 5:45 a.m. west of Beach Boulevard, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ray Payton.
Nguyen's motorcycle then struck a Lincoln Town Car, and he was ejected from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene, Payton said. No one else was hurt.
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The crash at Beach Boulevard was reported around 6 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer John Latosquin. The lanes were reopened by abut 8:25 a.m., the CHP reported.
The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
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