Lane change leads to motorcyclist’s death in Valinda, officials say, with driver fleeing

Lane change leads to motorcyclist’s death in Valinda, officials say, with driver fleeing

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed over the weekend when an SUV changed lanes in front of him and the motorcycle hit a telephone pole in the unincorporated community of Valinda, authorities said, with the driver fleeing. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, on Temple Avenue, just east of Ruthcrest Avenue. The motorcyclist was on a black Yamaha R6 heading west on Temple in the No. 2 lane. A driver of a silver Kia Soul, also w…