5 killed, 5 hurt in accident involving 7 motorcycles

OCOTILLO – 12:31 am – Five people were killed and six injured Saturday in a head-on collision involving seven motorcyclists and one car on a rural highway a few miles north of the Mexican border, according to the California Highway Patrol.Authorities are looking for the driver of a second car that is believed to have triggered the crash and then left the scene.

Four of the dead belonged to a Lakeside motorcycle club called the Saddle Tramps, according to CHP Officer Deeann Goudie. Goudie said the club was celebrating its 10th anniversary Saturday with a ride across the desert.
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