PINYON PINES: Motorcycle accident blocks Highway 74 lanes

September 7, 2015 12:11 am

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the location of the crash. It was in Pinyon Pines.

A portion of Highway 74 in the desert was shuttered for more than an hour Sunday morning after a motorcyclist crashed and ended up more than 70 feet off the highway’s side.

The accident was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. about a half a mile west of Vista Point in the community of Pinyon Pines in eastern Riverside County, according to a Cal Fire news release.

Both lanes were shut down so that officials could lift the motorcyclist up from where he had crashed, according to the release.

The motorcyclist suffered moderate injuries and was transported to an area hospital, the release states.

By about 11:38 a.m., the southbound side of the highway had reopened. Both sides were reopened by about 12:35 p.m, according to Twitter updates from the California Department of Transportation.

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