Crime & Safety
RPV Man Killed in San Pedro Motorcycle Crash
Authorities identify Kristopher Kassabian as the man who died in the crash, which happened less than a mile from the Rancho Palos Verdes-San Pedro border.
A motorcyclist killed in a crash in San Pedro was identified Wednesday morning as a 27-year-old Rancho Palos Verdes man, authorities said.
Kristopher M. Kassabian was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Gunnell Avenue near West 25th Street, less than a mile from the San Pedro-RPV border, Lt. Joe Bale of the Los Angeles County coroner's office said.
The crash happened about 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's South Traffic Division.
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The motorcycle collided with a pickup truck, sending the rider over a wall and into the back yard of an apartment complex.
The LAPD South Traffic Division is investigating the crash.—City News Service.
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