Overview

• CHP says the crash occurred around 4:45 p.m. Sunday on State Route 79 near KQ Ranch Road by the Pinezanita RV Park.
• The rider, a Jamul man on a 2006 Yamaha R6, collided head-on with a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado pulling a travel trailer.
• The motorcyclist died at the scene, and officials have withheld his name pending family notification.
• The pickup’s driver, a 37-year-old San Diego man, was uninjured, and intoxication is not believed to be a factor.
• Caltrans closed the highway in both directions and reopened it shortly after 8 p.m. as the CHP investigation continues.