Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 1
Update: CHP confirmed the person who died was Klayton Kidd, a 76-year-old Morro Bay resident.
Original story: A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday afternoon on Highway 1 south of Ardath Drive in Cambria, the CHP says.
A spokeswoman at the agency’s dispatch center in San Luis Obispo late Friday afternoon would only confirm that one person was dead following a crash on Highway 1, but would not disclose a location.
According to the agency’s incident web page, a report came in at 3:23 p.m. of a collision between an unspecified yellow motorcycle and a Jeep Cherokee.
Sheriff’s deputies were also dispatched to the scene, recorded as being near Highway 1 and Ardath Drive, where traffic immediately backed up in both lanes and a SIG Alert was issued.
As of 5 p.m., CHP and Sheriff’s Office investigators were still on the scene, and the roadway was open by 5:27 p.m., the CHP website said.
It is standard procedure for CHP to release the names of crash victims after family members have been notified.
This story was originally published May 15, 2020 at 6:31 PM.
