HUNTINGTON BEACH, California—Christian Dasilva, a 40-year-old motorcyclist, died Monday afternoon after colliding with a Lexus, police said.
According to an Orange County Register article, on Monday, July 16th, Dasilva was riding a 2011 Triumph Bonneville T100 and was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. Dasilva was headed westbound on Hamilton Avenue when he collided with a Lexus sedan. The driver of the Lexus remained at the scene to talk to police who made no arrests or citations.
Dasilva was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Register.
The cause of the collision is under investigation. Authorities are asking anyone who witnessed the collision to contact Huntington Beach traffic investigators at 714-536-5666.
“As a rider myself, my heart goes out to the Dasilva family,” said Attorney West Seegmiller, founder of the Seegmiller Law Firm.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcyclist fatalities increased slightly in 2010 to 4,502 accounting for 14 percent of total fatalities for the year. The NHTSA also reports that motorcyclists are 25 times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash and 5 times more likely to be injured.
NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of 1,483 motorcyclists in 2009. An additional 732 lives could have been saved if all motorcyclists had worn helmets.
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