"According to a release from the California Highway Patrol's Santa Cruz unit, officers responded at about 5:54 p.m. Thursday to reports of a crash on the rugged and curvy highway south of Highway 35. The man, identified Monday by the county Sheriff Coroner's Office as Nicholas Tugangui, was driving southbound on a 2017 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle at an unknown speed when, for reasons still under investigation, he lost control of the two-wheeler and crashed onto the asphalt roadway."
"Tugangui and his motorcycle continued to skid down the highway in the southbound direction before the motorcycle crashed into a tree and Tugangui tumbled down an embankment before coming to rest. As a result of the crash, Tugangui was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident by medical personnel, according to the release. The cause of the crash is under investigation, and it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were contributing factors."
A 31-year-old San Jose man, identified as Nicholas Tugangui, died after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Officers from the California Highway Patrol's Santa Cruz unit responded around 5:54 p.m. Thursday to reports of a crash south of Highway 35 on the rugged, curvy roadway. Tugangui was riding a 2017 Suzuki GSX-R600 southbound at an unknown speed when he lost control and crashed onto the asphalt. Both rider and motorcycle skidded south before the motorcycle struck a tree and Tugangui tumbled down an embankment. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation and it is unknown whether alcohol or drugs were factors.
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