UPDATE (3:39 p.m.) - The motorcyclist has been identified as Sean Birdsell, 53, of Lompoc.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Lompoc on Tuesday afternoon.
It happened at about 4:10 p.m. at W. Ocean Ave. and S. Bailey Ave.
According to the California Highway Patrol, an 83-year-old woman driving a pickup truck stopped at the stop sign on S. Bailey, then pulled into the intersection directly into the path of a 53-year-old man on a Honda motorcycle traveling eastbound on W. Ocean.
The two vehicles collided and the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to Santa Barbara County Fire officials, the driver of the pickup was not injured.
West Ocean Ave. was closed between Floradale Ave. and South V St. for about an hour and 40 minutes after the crash.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Officers ask anyone with further information about this incident to call (805) 691-6160.
