CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (KRON) — A Vallejo man was killed following an accident near the Cumming Skyway in Contra Costa County Thursday night.
52-year-old Anthony Washington was riding is Suzuki motorcycle on the Interstate 80 just east of the Cummings Skyway when he crashed into a 2007 Mazda.
Officials with the California Highway Patrol say that Washington was speeding behind the Mazda, driven by 24-year-old Damon Wise, when he crashed into the back of it.
After getting hit, Wise turned the steering wheel of his Mazda to the right, overturning several times. The vehicle landed right-side-up, sliding to a stop on the dirt shoulder just south of the roadway.
During the accident, Washington was thrown from his motorcycle, landing on the dirt shoulder of the freeway. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office.
Wise was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Officials don’t think that alcohol was a factor in the accident.