SANTA CRUZ — A 68-year-old Los Gatos motorcyclist died Wednesday morning in a collision with an SUV on Soquel San Jose Road.
The motorcyclist was driving a blue 2012 BMW southbound on Soquel San Jose Road, north of Old Turnpike Road, when the crash occurred around 9:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
A 64-year-old male Aptos resident in a green 2023 Subaru Forester was traveling northbound at an undetermined speed with two passengers and three dogs at the time, according to the CHP.
The crash occurred after the helmet-wearing BMW driver, for undetermined reasons, hit the asphalt roadway and continued traveling southeast until it collided with the Subaru.
The man suffered major injuries and was declared dead at the scene, despite lifesaving efforts, according to the CHP. Occupants of the Subaru reportedly were uninjured.
CHP investigators have not yet determined a cause for the crash and have not ruled out alcohol and/or drugs as a factor.