The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died Tuesday in a motorcycle crash at Devils Slide as Nicolas Eric Narag, 31, of West Los Angeles.

Narag collided with a Toyota pickup truck shortly before 3 p.m. south of the new bypass tunnels in unincorporated San Mateo County, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Tam.

It appears Narag fell from his motorcycle before colliding with the pickup, Tam said. Witnesses reported seeing the motorcycle moving at a high rate of speed.

"It looks like speed was a factor," Tam said. "How fast, we can't say that right now."

Highway 1 was closed in both directions for about two hours while officials investigated the crash.

Contact Aaron Kinney at 650-348-435

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Posted by Steve Sinai