Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Killed In Ortega Highway Crash

San Juan Capistrano CA

13 December, 2021

11:47 AM

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA—It is not yet known if a medical emergency was the cause of a motorcycle crash where a San Clemente man died Sunday, officials say. An autopsy was pending Monday to determine the cause of 73-year-old Bruce Fickling's death, according to Supervising Deputy Orange County Coroner Larry Esslinger. On Sunday, just before 10 a.m., Fickling crashed while riding his motorcycle on the Ortega 74 Highway, near San Juan Capistrano, according to the California Highway Patrol. No other vehicles were involved.