Man killed in crash on dirt bike in Fresno County, CHP says

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A motorcyclist is dead after a violent collision in Fresno County.

The California Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Louis Maciel was riding a dirt bike around 8 pm on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of Highway 33 near San Joaquin Avenue -- just outside of Coalinga.

Officers say Louis Maciel crossed over onto a road near an orchard, drove through a wire and sustained fatal injuries.

The cause is under investigation, but alcohol or drugs are not believed to be factors.