Motorcyclist Killed When SUV Makes Left Turn into its Path

Lake Elsinore – A 47 year old man driving a motorcycle was killed when an SUV turned left into its path Thursday afternoon.

The accident occurred at 2:46 p.m. in Lake Elsinore in the 31500 block of Grape Street.  The motorcyclist was in the far left lane on Grape Street, just south of Railroad Canyon Drive, when a mid-size SUV struck it.  The motorcycle was T-boned by the SUV which was turning left and the driver died at the scene.

The driver of the SUV was taken to a local hospital.  The motorcyclist was identified as Nicholas Soltz of Wildomar, CA.