Motorcyclist dies in crash on state Route 46 near Geneseo Road
CHP says motorcycle struck rear of car on state Route 46.
– A motorcyclist died Saturday night in a crash involving a sedan on state Route 46 east of Geneseo Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
On March 8 at approximately 9:32 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a sedan on eastbound state Route 46, east of Geneseo Road.
Officers determined that Russell Palomino, 47, of Visalia, was riding a 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on state Route 46 at a high rate of speed. Antonio Hernandez, 21, of Shandon, was driving a 2019 Toyota Corolla eastbound on state Route 46 in the No. 2 lane at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour ahead of the motorcycle.
Due to Palomino’s high rate of speed, the front of the Harley Davidson struck the rear of the Toyota.
As a result of the crash, the Toyota traveled out of control across the westbound traffic lanes of state Route 46 and came to rest on the westbound right shoulder. Palomino was ejected from the Harley Davidson and sustained fatal injuries.
None of the four occupants in the Toyota were expected to have sustained any injuries as a result of the crash.
Officials said it is unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash. The incident remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol Templeton Area office.
