A motorcyclist killed in a crash on Ortega Highway has been identified as an off-duty border patrol agent who lived in Lake Elsinore.

Alex Franco, 35, was killed when a motorcycle he was riding and a pickup truck collided at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. Franco died at the scene.

Franco was an eight-year veteran of the border patrol, which he joined in February of 2009.

“On behalf of the San Diego Sector and the entire Border Patrol family, our sincerest condolences and prayers are with the family and friends of Agent Franco during this very difficult time,” said Ralph DeSio, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Franco was driving eastbound on Ortega Highway on a 2018 Triumph when his motorcycle drifted into the westbound lane, colliding with a 2010 Nissan pickup truck, according to a California Highway Patrol report from CHP Officer Rafael Reynoso.

It was unclear whether speed was a factor in the crash.

The 52-year-old driver of the truck was not arrested at the scene.