Man Killed in Angeles Crest Highway Motorcycle Crash

A man died Friday following a motorcycle crash on a winding mountain road deep in the Angeles National Forest, north of Altadena, authorities said.

The crash was first reported at 10:55 a.m. near Mile Marker 49.7 of Angeles Crest Highway, near the Chilao Campground, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Moises Marroquin.

Officials soon learned it occurred nearly an hour earlier, at about 10 a.m., according to Officer C. Richards of the CHP’s Altadena-area station. 

The rider was headed west when, “For unknown reasons, the rider lost control of his motorcycle and left the north roadway edge, colliding with the descending dirt/brush embankment,” Richards said in a written statement.

Paramedics pronounced the rider dead at the scene, he said.

He was identified in Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner records as 44-year-old Milo Ajero. The CHP described him as a Los Angeles resident.

“This collision is still under investigation,” Richards said.

Witnesses, or anyone with information, can reach the CHP’s Altadena-area office at (626) 296-8100.