Accident investigators at the crash site
Accident investigators at the scene of the motorcycle crash on Balboa Avenue. Courtesy OnScene.TV

A motorcyclist was killed in a solo crash in the Clairemont Mesa area late Monday night, police reported Tuesday.

It happened shortly before 10:50 p.m. on Balboa Avenue, just east of Clairemont Drive, San Diego Police Officer John Buttle said.

A 29-year-old man was riding a 2015 Suzuki motorcycle westbound on Balboa Avenue at a high speed when he struck a curb and a guardrail, then slid to a stop in the left lane of Balboa Avenue, Buttle said.

The man, whose name was not immediately available, was pronounced dead at the scene, Buttle said.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.