Central County : Two County Men Killed in Motorcycle Crashes
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Two county men were killed just hours apart in separate motorcycle accidents, authorities said Thursday.
Ben H. Pulliam, 40, of El Toro, was killed when he drove across a traffic island and struck a signpost while driving south on the Santa Ana Freeway at the Alton Parkway off-ramp in Irvine on Wednesday at 11:13 p.m., a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
Martin O’Hara, 22, a Marine at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, was killed when he lost control of his speeding motorcycle, swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a pickup truck parked at Ball Road near Trident Street in Anaheim, Police Sgt. Karl Fonceca said. The accident occurred at 1:20 a.m. Thursday.
Neither victim was wearing a helmet, police said.
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