Crime & Safety

Crash Briefly Closes Ortega Highway

Solo motorcycle wreck happened about 1 mile east of the Riverside-Orange county line.

For the second Sunday in a row, a motorcycle crash closed the Ortega Highway both directions, officials said.

The solo accident occurred shortly before noon, about 1 mile east of the Orange-Riverside county line, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The rider was taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, apparently with minor injuries.

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All lanes reopened by 1:30 p.m., the CHP reported.

Last Sunday, a killed an Anaheim man and closed the road for about two hours.

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