A 63-year-old motorcyclist killed in a collision with a hit-and-run vehicle in Wildomar was identified Thursday.

Augustine Garcia of Wildomar was fatally injured shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Bundy Canyon Road and Harvest Way, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Sgt. Brad Foster said that Garcia was traveling through the intersection when his bike and the vehicle impacted, though the exact circumstances weren’t specified.

The victim was hurled into a ravine, and the motorist raced away from the location as witnesses called 911, Foster said.

Paramedics arrived minutes later and attempted life-saving measures, but Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in this collision,” the sheriff’s spokesman said.

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