A motorcycle rider died in an Independence Day crash.

According to the California Highway Patrol, a 65-year-old man was riding his 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Interstate 8 west of Ocotillo shortly after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. For an unknown reason, the Harley ran off the roadway and went down a rocky embankment. The rider sustained fatal injuries. The name of the rider has not yet been released. The accident remains under investigation.