Elderly woman fails to stop, motorcyclist killed in Lompoc
February 26, 2025
By KAREN VELIE
A motorcyclist was killed in Lompoc in a collision with an 83-year-old driver on Tuesday afternoon, according to the CHP.
Shortly after 4 p.m., Kathrine Hanberg driving her Toyota Tundra on Bailey Avenue when she failed to stop at Ocean Avenue. At the same time, a 53-year-old man on a Honda motorcycle was headed eastbound on Bailey Avenue when he crashed into Hanberg’s Toyota in the intersection of Ocean Avenue.
The motorcyclist died at the scene.
Hanberg called 9-1-1 and waited for law enforcement. She was not injured.
California Highway Patrol officers are investigating the crash.
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