Oceanside CA— On Monday, July 27, 2015, at 7:20 pm, the Oceanside Police Department responded to calls of a collision involving a motorcycle on Vista Way and Italia Way. Concerned citizens stopped to render aide and reported the motorcyclist was unconscious and not waking up.
Emergency personnel arrived and OFD began treating the rider, who was subsequently flown to Scripps La Jolla Hospital for treatment.
The collision occurred as the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Vista Way approaching the intersection at Italia Way. It appeared the rider, identified as Brent Brown, 25 years of age, was unable to negotiate the curve in the roadway and struck the south curb. This caused Brown to lose control of the motorcycle and he was ejected from the motorcycle.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Brown was airborne when he struck a sign. Brown suffered major head trauma and is in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
The investigation is ongoing and the Oceanside Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team is conducting the investigation.
It is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the collision.
OPD is asking that anyone with information regarding this collision or events leading up to the collision to call Accident Investigator Bryan Hendrix at (760) 435-4882.