A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on northbound I680 just south of SR242 on Friday, California Highway Patrol officers closing the key commuter lanes to facilitate their investigation into the fatal crash.
Commuters scrambled to get off the freeway shortly after the four northbound lanes were closed at 6:19p.m. but not before several cars following behind the motorcycle were struck by wreckage and disabled. Police were seen calculating distances and accessing video from camera-enabled vehicles.
Witnesses said the motorcyclist was threading through traffic when he lost control of his bike and collided with the center divide.
