CHP aims to lower motorcycle fatalities - Camp Pendleton-based riders a primary concern for CHP

The North County California Highway Patrol (CHP) office has seen a 50 percent drop in overall fatalities caused by auto collisions from 2010 to 2011; however, the number of fatalities caused by motorcycle collisions is expected to double.

“The number of fatalities for 2010 was seven, but we have already had five in 2011 and we are only halfway through the year,” said CHP officer Chris Parent. “This is obviously a huge concern for us.”

In 2010, 4,247 auto collisions occurred in the North County CHP’s jurisdiction; 223 of those collisions involved motorcycles, with 185 of those resulting in inju...