Crime & Safety

Head-on Near Devil's Slide Tunnel Claims Life of Motorcyclist

A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a head-on crash with a car just south of the Devil's Slide Tunnel in Montara Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The motorcyclist was driving south near Gray Whale Cove State Beach shortly before 9 p.m. when the bike struck a car head-on, the CHP said.

The motorcyclist was taken to San Francisco General Hospital but was pronounced dead there, the CHP said.The tunnel remained closed Monday night as officers investigated the collision. No other injuries were reported.

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