San Diego, CA (April 23, 2024) – Jeremy Ponton, 34, of Alabama, tragically lost his life in a fiery motorcycle crash in eastern San Diego County last week.
The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024, on Winter Gardens Boulevard in Lakeside. Ponton was riding a 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R at a high speed southbound on Winter Gardens Boulevard when a 2013 Ford F-150 backed out of a driveway north of Lemon Crest Drive directly into his path, according to reports from the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office and California Highway Patrol (CHP).
The collision ignited a fire, engulfing both the motorcycle and the pickup truck, as stated by CHP public-affairs Officer Jared Grieshaber.
Emergency services arrived at the scene, and paramedics transported Ponton to UCSD Medical Center in San Diego, where he was tragically pronounced dead.
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The driver of the Ford and a passenger in the vehicle escaped the collision unharmed, Grieshaber confirmed.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash is ongoing.
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