SAN MARCOS – A Vista teenager speeding on a motorcycle was killed early yesterday after he crashed into the back of a pickup, officials said.
Kyle Nino, 18, was going more than 100 mph east on state Route 78 west of San Marcos Boulevard at 7:50 a.m. when he struck the back of a 1987 Ford truck, the California Highway Patrol said.
His motorcycle, a 2005 Yamaha, veered to the right shoulder and struck a steel guardrail, CHP officers said.
Motorists stopped and tried to help the man. He died at a hospital.
The pickup driver and his passenger were not hurt.
