Motorcyclist killed, another seriously injured, in Delhi

DELHI-- One motorcyclist was killed and another was seriously injured Monday evening after the two men crashed into a trailer, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The incident was reported at 6:06 p.m. on El Capitan Way, east of Sycamore Street. A 53-year-old Delhi man, identified at John Manuel Delgado, was riding a 2003 Yamaha Roadster motorcycle near 54-year-old Alan Jay Garen of Delhi, who was riding a 2006 Yamaha Roadster motorcycle. Both were traveling at undetermined speeds on El Capitan Way.

Meanwhile, 21 year old Jay Alldrin of Delhi was inside a parked 1999 Dodge Ram with a trailer attached. Alldrin backed the trailer out of a driveway, blocking both lanes of El Capitan Way. Both motorcyclists crashed into the trailer, CHP said.

According to dispatch calls, the driver of the truck had reported not seeing the motorcyclists as he was backing out.

Delgado was taken to Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, where he died.

Garen was taken to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto with major injuries.

DUI was not a factor in the crash, CHP said.

-- Victor A. Patton