Motorcyclist killed in crash on westbound I-80 in Fairfield

A motorcyclist was killed early Thursday morning in a crash that shut down an on-ramp to Interstate 80 in Fairfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. At 4:22 a.m., officers were alerted to a report of a motorcycle crash on the Manuel Campos Parkway on-ramp to westbound I-80. Five minutes later, they found the 37-year-old male rider at the scene, unconscious. The Fairfield Fire Department arrived shortly after and immediately initiated life-saving measures. Tragically, despite the exhaustive efforts of first responders, the rider succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 4:36 a.m., the CHP s Solano-area office said on social media. Authorities shut down the on-ramp. It was reopened around 6 a.m., the CHP said. The CHP said that the rider, driving a BMW sportbike, was entering westbound I-80 from Manuel Campos Parkway. But due to his speed, the rider failed to properly traverse the curve on the on-ramp and crashed. The officers and staff of CHP