Published in the Ventura County Star, Ventura, California, Saturday, July 14, 2007
SIMI VALLEY - MOTORCYCLIST IS KILLED IN CRASH WITH SUV
A Simi Valley man was killed Friday when his motorcycle collided with a sports utility vehicle, authorities said. Russell Woodrow Coplin, 54, was pronounced dead at Simi Valley Hospital, according to the Simi Valley Police Department.
Coplin was driving his motorcycle west on Mayfair Street about 7:30 a.m. when he hit an SUV making a left turn from eastbound Mayfair onto Winthrop Court, police said. The SUV driver, a 56-year-old Simi Valley woman, was not injured.