November 27, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports an Aliso Viejo motorcycle accident took the life of a 26 year old rider Thanksgiving Day.

According to authorities the crash occurred at approximately 8:20 a.m. while the rider identified as Matthew Davies a resident of Aliso Viejo was traveling east on State Route 74. The accident occurred in the vicinity of Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore.

Davies according to authorities was killed when the motorcycle rider lost control of the bike, leaving the roadway. Davies then went down a ravine and according to the Riverside County coroner’s office he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at approximately 8:42 a.m.