Sacramento man identified in Madison Avenue motorcycle crash
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a motorcyclist who died Wednesday in a crash on Madison Avenue in Carmichael.
He was identified as Stephen C. Lopes, 39, of Sacramento.
Lopes was riding east on Madison, east of Rutland Drive, at high speed about 2:30 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol news release. Lopes lost control as he made a right turn and struck the raised center divider.
The motorcycle continued out of control and Lopes struck a tree in the median. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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This story was originally published October 29, 2015 at 6:36 AM.