A man who died in a motorcycle crash on Tieton Drive Saturday has been identified by Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins as Rafael Martinez. Police Spokesman Mike Bastinelli says Martinez was driving westbound near South 53rd Avenue when he rear ended a vehicle that was slowing in front of him. The impact then forced him into the eastbound lane where he was struck by an eastbound vehicle. Martinez was taken to a Yakima hospital where he died. A female passenger riding on the back of the motorcycle was injured and also taken the hospital. She has not been identified. Both were wearing helmets. Bastinelli says the two drivers were "shaken up" but not injured. The crash was reported just after 6:00 p.m. Saturday in front of a busy restaurant Zesta Cucina.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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