Loved ones remembering Visalia father killed in motorcycle crash

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Road 68 adjacent Avenue 260 successful Tulare County, a tiny memorial marks a tragic loss.

On Tuesday, what began arsenic a regular trial thrust ended successful the nonaccomplishment of husband, father, and friend, Ken Flores.

His household shared a connection with Action News connected Wednesday:

"He was our full world.. He was a dedicated hubby and the astir fantastic miss dada anyone could inquire for."

Ken was 34 years old, an experienced motorcycle rider, and a technician astatine Harley-Davidson successful Visalia.

This was a test-drive way conscionable a fewer miles from work.

"Who was traveling southbound connected Road 68, riding a Harley Davidson tri-glide, for chartless reasons, that operator veered disconnected the roadway wherever helium collided with the powerfulness pole, and was ejected from the tri-glide, and helium was pronounced deceased connected scene," said California Highway Patrol Officer Adrian Gonzalez.

His household describes Ken arsenic selfless, passionate, and a hard idiosyncratic who ne'er quits and ne'er complains.

"His talents wrong the motorcycle assemblage were beyond his years," his woman continued to say, "It would beryllium intolerable to hide specified a fantastic quality being. We emotion you truthful much, ever and forever, my love."

Ken, a antheral who could airy up a country conscionable by smiling.

The California Highway Patrol inactive doesn't cognize what happened..

"We are urging that if determination are immoderate witnesses to telephone into the Visalia CHP office," explains Officer Gonzalez.

The California Highway Patrol says it could beryllium days, if not longer, earlier a study is finalized."

"As we are getting much riders retired determination and motorcycles, oregon tri-glide vehicles, we conscionable impulse riders to usage caution and beryllium antiaircraft riders," mentions Officer Gonzalez.

In representation of Ken, the dealership wherever helium worked closed connected Wednesday.

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