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Motorcyclist killed in crash near Lompoc

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UPDATE (Sunday, 3 p.m.): CHP Buellton has identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash near Lompoc on Saturday.

Officials say 65-year-old Dalton T. Myers from Winston Salem, North Carolina was riding his motorcycle on Jalama Road near Jalama Beach at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

For unknown reasons, Myers traveled off the road and down an embankment.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on the scene at 12:55 p.m.

ORIGINAL: Santa Barbara County Fire reports that a person was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Jalama Rd. near Highway 1 and Lompoc.

Officials say the motorcyclist was more than 100 feet from the side of the road following the accident. A bystander was reportedly performing CPR when Santa Barbara County Fire personnel arrived.

The rider of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities say.

Search and Rescue and Coroner's Office officials were dispatched to the incident.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more details become available.