Motorcyclist Killed in High-Speed Collision

A motorcycle rider who witnesses said was traveling at an estimated 90 m.p.h. was killed at a Van Nuys intersection early Saturday when he slammed into the side of a pickup truck, police said.

Oscar Ayala, 28, of North Hollywood was traveling east on Sherman Way around 2:20 a.m. when he ran a red light at Balboa Boulevard and collided with a truck driven by Kirkar Perterian, 22, who was driving north, Officer Tim Meicher said.

The force of the impact flipped the truck over, he said.

Ayala, who was not wearing a helmet, died at the scene. Perterian complained of pain but indicated he would seek medical aid on his own, Meicher said.