A 35-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash early Wednesday in Huntington Beach and his passenger was fighting for her life in a hospital.
Miguel Angel Penalozagarcia of Santa Ana crashed a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle near pacific Coast Highway and Warner Avenue about 12:15 a.m., according to Corbin Carson of the Huntington Beach Police Department.
Penalozagarcia was pronounced dead at the scene, and his 27-year-old passenger from Anaheim was found nearby with life-threatening injuries, Carson said
Penalozagarcia was riding north on Pacific Coast Highway when he hit a guardrail south of Warner Avenue and wiped out, Carson said.
Police suspect another vehicle hit Penalozagarcia following the crash and kept going, Carson added.
Anyone with information helpful for investigators was asked to call 714-536-5670.