Authorities Monday identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway.
Kevin Schar, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colo., was thrown from his motorcycle after the head-on collision and died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported about 1:40 p.m. on PCH between Point Mugu and Malibu. It involved two other vehicles, officials said.
An investigation found that Judith McKay, 73, of Camarillo, was driving a pickup north on PCH when she drifted over the double-yellow lines into the southbound lane, directly into the path of Schar’s motorcycle.
McKay hit the motorcycle head-on, then sideswiped an SUV driven by Rafael Melchor, 40, of Oxnard, who was traveling south, the CHP reported.
The motorcycle’s gas tank exploded and caused a brush fire on the southbound right shoulder, the CHP said. Ventura County Fire Department personnel put out the fire.
McKay suffered minor injuries and chose to seek her own medical aid, the CHP said. Melchor was not injured.
PCH was closed intermittently throughout the afternoon and reopened about 5:45 p.m. The incident remains under investigation.
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