A motorcyclist died early Thursday after being struck by a hit-and-run motorist on the Ventura Freeway in Camarillo, authorities said.
Herman Fred Bolte IV, 24, of Orange County was pronounced dead at Pleasant Valley Hospital after the 6:15 a.m. accident near Santa Rosa Road, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Steve Reid. No one else was injured in the accident.
Bolte, a Navy reservist called up for active duty, worked at the naval base at Point Mugu.
His driver's license listed his residence as Huntington Beach, but his Harley-Davidson was registered in Fullerton, and a family acquaintance told authorities that Bolte had been living with a friend in Fullerton.
A motorist who witnessed the accident pursued the hit-and-run driver but could not keep up. The suspect was driving a red Ford Taurus with two male passengers, all believed to be in their 20s, Reid said.
