Driver killed in crash with motorcycles
10:31 PM PST on Sunday, January 8, 2006
By SARAH BURGE / The Press-Enterprise
Coroner's officials have identified a woman killed Saturday afternoon in Riverside when a motorcycle struck the minivan she was driving as Nang Khaw Zoe, 38, of Riverside.
Zoe was pulling away from a stop sign around 4:10 p.m. on Nebraska Avenue to cross La Sierra Avenue when a motorcycle heading north on La Sierra struck the driver's side door, Riverside police said in a press release. Zoe's two children were in the back seats.
The driver of the motorcycle, Sametto James, 29, of Riverside, was thrown into the front passenger area of the van and the van overturned, the release said.
Gerardo Ponce, 39, of Riverside, who was riding his motorcycle just behind James, also lost control and clipped the back of the minivan. Ponce was thrown from his motorcycle and landed near the curb, the release said.
Riverside firefighters had to cut off the roof of the minivan to reach the victims.
The children, ages 4 and 8, suffered minor injuries and were taken to Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center for examination. Ponce also suffered minor injuries and was released at the scene, press release said.
James was taken to Riverside Community Hospital in critical condition with numerous broken bones and cuts, the release said.
Zoe was taken to Kaiser with major head, neck and body trauma. She was pronounced dead at 5:32 p.m. Saturday.
Riverside police investigating the accident ask that anyone with information call Riverside police Sgt. Duane Beckman at (951) 826-5237
10:31 PM PST on Sunday, January 8, 2006
By SARAH BURGE / The Press-Enterprise
Coroner's officials have identified a woman killed Saturday afternoon in Riverside when a motorcycle struck the minivan she was driving as Nang Khaw Zoe, 38, of Riverside.
Zoe was pulling away from a stop sign around 4:10 p.m. on Nebraska Avenue to cross La Sierra Avenue when a motorcycle heading north on La Sierra struck the driver's side door, Riverside police said in a press release. Zoe's two children were in the back seats.
The driver of the motorcycle, Sametto James, 29, of Riverside, was thrown into the front passenger area of the van and the van overturned, the release said.
Gerardo Ponce, 39, of Riverside, who was riding his motorcycle just behind James, also lost control and clipped the back of the minivan. Ponce was thrown from his motorcycle and landed near the curb, the release said.
Riverside firefighters had to cut off the roof of the minivan to reach the victims.
The children, ages 4 and 8, suffered minor injuries and were taken to Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center for examination. Ponce also suffered minor injuries and was released at the scene, press release said.
James was taken to Riverside Community Hospital in critical condition with numerous broken bones and cuts, the release said.
Zoe was taken to Kaiser with major head, neck and body trauma. She was pronounced dead at 5:32 p.m. Saturday.
Riverside police investigating the accident ask that anyone with information call Riverside police Sgt. Duane Beckman at (951) 826-5237
