A 15-year-old Castaic boy was killed near Randsburg Sunday after a mid-air collision with another teen; both were on motorcycles (and wore helmets):

Synopsis: OFFROAD MOTORCYCLE FATALITY IN CALIFORNIA CITY
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NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION

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DECEDENT'S NAME:      Taylor LaKamp       & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;    CASE#:  C-0385-08
CITY OF RESIDENCE:     Castaic, CA         ;                 & nbsp;  AGE:  15 Years
TYPE OF CASE:  Off-road Motorcycle Accident
DATE OF INCIDENT:    02/17/2008      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;       TIME:  1453 Hours
LOCATION:   Camp E, Randsburg-Mojave Road, 6 miles east of Twenty Mule Team Road, Cal City
DATE OF DEATH:  02/17/2008      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;            TIME:  1610 Hours
PLACE OF DEATH:  Kern Medical Center/ER
INVESTIGATING AGENCY:  California City Police Department

Details:  The decedent and another 15-year-old male were helmeted offroad operators of motorcycles
when they collided during a mid-air jump.  The decedent was transported by air ambulance to Kern Medical
Center where he expired from his injuries.

Comments:  Family notified.

DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, Sheriff-Coroner

By:       &nbs p;  Dawn Ratliff, Deputy Coroner
Date:     Monday, February 18, 2008
Time:     1:47:05 AM