Authorities Tuesday publicly identified a 25-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with an SUV in Long Beach.
Alejandro Vasquez of Long Beach died at the scene of the crash, which occurred at about 4:40 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Bixby Road, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
“Through their preliminary investigation, detectives learned a black Nissan Rogue being driven by a 55-year-old male resident of Long Beach was traveling northbound on Cherry Avenue and making a westbound turn onto Bixby Road,” police said in a statement.
“As the Nissan was turning, the decedent, riding a Suzuki motorcycle, was traveling southbound on the west service road of Cherry Avenue when he failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the Nissan,” police added.
The Nissan driver, who was not injured, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said. His name was not released. Neither distracted driving nor impaired driving were believed to be a factor in the collision.