A couple was critically injured when he crashed their motorcycle on State Route 76 in rural North County Saturday, California Highway Patrol said.
A man, 66, and his wife, 56, were headed west on Route 76 near Rincon Rancho Road in North County. He lost control of his Harley Davidson Road King around 1:10 p.m. as he approached a curve in the road.
The motorcycle hit a boulder and ejected them both into the right shoulder.
The couple was taken to Palomar Hospital in Escondido to be treated for “major injuries,” CHP said. They were publicly identified only as residents of Whittier, a Los Angeles suburb.
—City News Service
