Update: Victim in south LA motorcycle vs pole accident has been ID’d

LOS ANGELES, CA – Authorities have identified the motorcyclist who died last week after striking a power pole in south LA, according to MyNewsLA.

The victim is 44-year-old Sam Patterson, of Los Angeles, who died Friday morning in a crash near the intersection of Western Avenue and 41st Street.

Patterson lost control of his motorcycle at about 3:20 a.m., and the bike went off the roadway and into a utility pole.

He died as a result of the collision.

No other injuries were reported in the accident.

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