A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Stanton and the other driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Tuesday night, June 21, authorities said.

A woman on the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Beach Boulevard when a man driving a pickup truck made a U-turn along southbound Beach Boulevard at Starr Street, causing the collision just after 9:30 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle said.

The motorcyclist was riding in the second lane from the left on the four-lane street, Steinle said. The intersection does not have traffic signals.

The woman was taken to a hospital, but died, officials said. Her identity was withheld by officials pending notification of her relatives.

The man, who was not immediately identified by sheriff’s officials, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence causing bodily injury, Steinle said.

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