A motorcycle rider died and a passenger suffered major injuries after a crash in San Joaquin County Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. on Escalon-Bellota Road, south of Highway 4.
The California Highway Patrol said a Ford pickup with a livestock trailer slowed to make a left turn when a 2008 Honda sport-type bike failed to recognize that the truck had slowed for the turn…