BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash on Highway 178 near McCray Road in Lake Isabella on Friday.
Coroner officials say Stephen Michael Prough, 60, of Weldon was the driver of a motorcycle that collided with a truck around 5 p.m. Friday.
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Prough was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Prough was traveling eastbound on Highway 178 and the driver of a truck was stopped at a stop sign about to make a westbound turn onto Highway 178 from McCray Road.
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The truck and the motorcyclist collided with one another as the truck driver made the turn, CHP said.
Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash.
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