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One person killed in motorcycle crash in California City

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UPDATE (Oct. 2 10:20 a.m.): The victim of this accident was identified as 45-year-old Matthew Blacklock of Palmdale. Family members told officials that they were on a family outing.

Blacklock had been riding motorcycles since he was very young and took his family out to California City to ride some motorcycles, according to officials.

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California City Police officers are on scene of a traffic accident that happened near 20 Mule Team Road and Bucknell Boulevard.

Police say they got a call about a motorcycle accident at around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. When emergency crews arrived, they found the driver of the motorcycle, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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