2 motorcycle riders seriously hurt in crash with car in Newport

March 30, 2016 7:56 AM PT

A man and a woman were hospitalized Tuesday after their motorcycle collided with a car in Newport Beach, according to police.

The motorcycle was headed north on MacArthur Boulevard about 4:30 p.m. when a car traveling south on MacArthur turned left in front of it at Harbor View Drive, according to Newport Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella.

The two vehicles collided, throwing both riders from the motorcycle, according to police.

Paramedics took the man and the woman to a hospital for treatment of major injuries, Manzella said. The car’s driver was not injured, according to police.

Police are investigating what caused the crash, but Manzella said drugs, alcohol and excessive speed do not appear to be factors.

Jeremiah Dobruck

Jeremiah Dobruck was a public safety reporter for the Daily Pilot. He first came to the Pilot as an editorial intern in 2009. After a handful of other media-related jobs, he was hired full-time at the Pilot as a copy editor in 2012. He holds a bachelor’s in journalism from Cal State Fullerton. He left the Daily Pilot in 2016.