LA HABRA : Cyclist Fatally Hurt in Crash With Auto

Police on Wednesday were investigating an accident in which a motorcyclist was fatally hurt in a collision with an auto. A passenger on the motorcycle was severely injured.

Christian Lane Clarida, 18, of Brea died at 7:41 p.m. Tuesday, about an hour after the accident on La Habra Boulevard near Palm Street. Both he and his passenger, Darrin Royer, 17, also of Brea, were taken by helicopter to UCI Medical Center in Orange. Hospital officials said Royer was in fair condition.

The accident occurred as Clarida and Royer, neither of whom was wearing a helmet, were traveling on La Habra Boulevard. Their motorcycle collided with a car driven by Maria Jessica Jimenez, 21, of La Habra, Police Capt. John Rees said.

Jimenez was attempting to make a left-hand turn onto La Habra Boulevard, Rees said. Jimenez was taken to a hospital with cuts and scrapes and complaints of pain, he said.