CAJON PASS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A Phelan man was killed early last Saturday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and was hit by a passing car, California Highway Patrol said.

California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the traffic collision involving a red Nissan Sentra and an unknown motorcycle. The crash took place at about 4:21am October 8, 2022 on northbound I-15 just after the Kenwood Avenue exit.

Eduardo Calderon Zaragoza, age 30, a resident of Phelan was traveling north on Interstate 15 about a ½ mile after Kenwood Avenue exit, when he lost control and the rider became separated from the motorcycle. A female driver in the Nissan was unable to fully stop in time and hit the motorcycle rider according to an incident traffic report from the California Highway Patrol.

As a result of the collision, Eduardo Calderon Zaragoza suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.

The female driver of the car did stay at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

We will update this story with more information when the CHP’s preliminary accident report is available. Additional details were limited at this time. This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol Inland Office.

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