A teenage 
motorcyclist was killed after being while riding southbound on the 14 
freeway near Palmdale at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The 
17-year-old was entering the freeway from Pearblossom Highway at a high 
rate of speed, and collided with a 2001 Audi A8 which was driivng at 60 
mph, according to the California Highway Patrol.
He applied the 
brakes in an attempt to avoid the collision, and his motorcycle slid out
 from under him. The bike slid on its side, hitting the right rear of 
the Audi. 
The rider was pronounced dead at the scene of the 
collision. No one else sustained any injuries, and the cause of the 
crash is still under investigation.
A sig alert was issued for the Pearblossom onramp at 9:21 p.m., and it reopened at 1:33 a.m.

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