Authorities asked for the public’s help Friday to identify a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on the Foothill (210) Freeway that killed a motorcyclist on Monday.
On August 29 around 5:10 a.m., a man was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the carpool lane of the westbound 210 Freeway, east of Sunflower Avenue in Glendora, according to the California Highway Patrol, Baldwin Park Area. A dark colored SUV changed lanes in front of the motorcyclist, which caused him to lose control.
The motorcycle slid along the lane ejecting the man from his motorcycle, who landed in the path of an oncoming truck, police said.
A white Toyota Tundra struck the motorcyclist in the carpool lane. The pickup driver briefly stopped at the site of the crash, "contacted" the motorcyclist, then drove away headed westbound on the 210 Freeway, police said in a statement.
The injured motorcyclist was transported to Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, where he was pronounced dead, according to CHP Baldwin Park Area.
His family identified him as 53-year-old Raymond Hernandez of Victorville, adding that he was an experienced motorcyclist at a press conference Friday.
Police are looking for the driver of the Toyota Tundra double cab model that witnesses described as an early 2000 model, police said. Witnesses described the driver as man in his 30s, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, 160 pounds and clean shaven, adding that he was wearing an orange shirt, jeans, and work boots when the crash occurred.
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Anyone with information was asked to call Officer R. Rodriguez at the CHP Baldwin Park Area at 626-338-1164.
