Motorcyclist killed after colliding with parked truck in Martinez

A motorcyclist who died Sunday afternoon in Martinez hit a legally parked and vacant Nissan truck on the right sidewalk of Pacheco Boulevard.

The California Highway Patrol said at 9:43 p.m. Sunday that the man was traveling east on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at about 4:30 p.m. when he hit the parked truck near Palm Avenue.

Emergency services took the man to hospital, where he later died.

Anyone with information about the crash can contact CHP Contra Costa in Martinez at (925) 646-4980 or email your contact information to 320Investig[email protected] to be contacted by the investigating officer.