(County Coroner's Office identifies victim)....50 year old Christopher Almuete suffered fatal injuries Wednesday morning.

The Niland resident was riding a motorcycle eastbound on a private dirt road, just west of Highway 111, near Beal Road. He entered Highway 111, driving into the path of a big rig that was southbound on the Highway. Almuete suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced at the scene. The driver of the bi rig, 30 year old Guadalupe Diaz-Espinoza of Tulare, was not injured. The California Highway Patrol continues to investigate the incident'