A man near Anza, California, fell 30-feet down a cliff after a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, April 15th, an accident report states. The authorities identified the deceased as 79-year-old, Albert Farrell.
The deceased, a Palm Spring resident crashed the motorcycle he was riding on State Route 371 near Anza. The man was riding a 2012 Harley-Davidson, east of the highway, and west of 74 Highway. He made an unsafe turn which caused him to veer onto the right shoulder of the road.
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Officer Matt Napier of the California Highway Patrol said that the crash caused Farrell to eject from the bike and fall 30-feet down the cliff. Authorities received a call about the crash at about 3:05 p.m., and they dispatched fire rescue teams to the area.
They rappeled around the cliff and retrieved the body of the man. Farrell was pronounced dead at the scene by the medics. Napier said that the motorcyclist wore a headgear, but it was not the type-approved of by the US Department of Transportation.
The accident report also stated that the CHP is handling the investigation into the crash, and they are trying to find out what caused Farrell to make the unsafe manoeuvre on the curvy road. The investigators closed the highway to the traffic while they investigated, but reopened it by Wednesday evening.
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