Carlsbad CA— Early this afternoon, June 6, 2019 at 12:50 p.m., Officers from the Carlsbad Police Department responded to Innovation Way and Palomar Airport Road reference a report of a motorcyclist down.

Upon arrival, officers located a motorcyclist down with a compound fracture to his leg. Preliminary reports show that a subject driving a Mazda 6 changed lanes, in turn, cutting off the motorcyclist and causing the collision. The 31-year-old motorcyclist was transported to a local area hospital for his injuries. No other parties were injured.
The collision investigation is ongoing, but the roadway is now open. Alcohol intoxication is not believed to have played a role in the collision.