Car crash leaves 66-year-old with serious injuries in Escondido

ESCONDIDO (CNS) – A van with an unlicensed driver behind the wheel collided with a motorcycle in Escondido Tuesday afternoon, leaving the 66-year-old rider with serious injuries, police reported.

The van, driven by 67-year-old Escondido resident Josefina Lara De Vidales, and the motorcycle collided in the vicinity of Washington Avenue and Waverly Place shortly after 1 p.m., Escondido police Lt. Justin Murphy said.

Arriving officers found Dale Fifield lying next to his wrecked motorcycle, suffering from “significant visible injuries,” Murphy said. He was taken to Palomar Medical Center.

De Vidales, who was not injured, was cited for driving without a license, the lieutenant said.

Anyone with information on the crash was asked to call (760) 839-4482.