John Baertich identified as motorcyclist killed in crash on Wheeler Avenue near Sherwood Drive

La Verne Motorcycle Accident
John Baertich Killed in La Verne Motorcycle Accident on Wheeler Avenue

, CA. – John Baertich, 57, has been identified as the motorcyclist who died in a collision on Saturday afternoon in La Verne.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 11:45 p.m., January 18, in the 6700 block of Wheeler Avenue near Sherwood Drive.

The La Verne man was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a truck.

Baertich was killed in the accident, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

The truck driver, a La Verne resident, remained at the scene and cooperated with the police.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing