SAN BERNARDINO – The motorcyclist decapitated in a freak accident Tuesday morning has been identified as Fabian Zepeda, 27, of San Bernardino, officials said.

Shortly after 9 a.m., a man driving a Ford Taurus south on Adams Street just north of Macy Street lost control of his vehicle, striking a mailbox and driving across a home’s yard, said Sgt. Jeff Harvey with the San Bernardino Police Department.

The car continued down Adams Street until it struck a wooden utility pole, sending the wires across the roadway, he said.

A few minutes later, the motorcycle rider, also traveling south, drove into the path of the wire, which decapitated him.

Zepeda was knocked off his motorcycle, and it continued south until it crashed at Highland Avenue.

The roadway was shut down surrounding the crash scene for several hours as authorities investigated and to provide crews the time to repair the pole.

The driver of the Taurus was interviewed and did not appear to be under the influence, said Harvey, but officials had his blood drawn to be tested as a matter of protocol. He was not taken into custody.

The case will be forwarded to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for review and possible filing.

Police and San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies will conduct a joint investigation because the initial crashes took place in a county pocket and rolled into the city, Harvey said.