California Highway Patrol

On July 25, 2008 at approximately 9:50 a.m. a fatal injury traffic collision involving a Kenworth truck tractor and a Honda motorcycle occurred on US 101 northbound, north of the East Main Street under-crossing.

Javier R. Tamayo, age 27 from Camarillo, CA, was driving his Kenworth truck tractor on US 101 northbound in the right lane and was north of the East main Street undercrossing.

An adult male motorcyclist was riding his 2004 Honda Shadow in an undetermined lane, and was also traveling northbound on the US 101. For reasons unknown at this time, the truck tractor and the motorcycle came into contact with each other. The impact caused the motorcycle to flip onto its side. The rider was ejected
from the motorcycle and onto the roadway where he sustained major injuries. Both the truck tractor and the motorcycle came to rest blocking the right lane of the freeway.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol quickly responded to the collision area. The rider of the motorcycle was subsequently pronounced deceased by emergency personnel at the scene. Javier Tamayo, who was the driver of the truck tractor, was uninjured. The right lane of US 101, north of the East Main Street under-crossing, was
closed for several hours while officers conducted their investigation.

The name of the deceased party is not yet releasable as the incident is still under investigation at this time. Any drivers who may have witnessed the collision are asked to call the California Highway Patrol at (805) 477-4100.