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# Crash victim was on wrong side of law
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crash-victim-was-on-wrong-side-of-law/
- Published: 2007-06-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:56:51.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Crime, Downtown, #archive-import

DOWNTOWN A man who was killed Thursday morning when he drove a stolen motorcycle into an SUV had a history of being on the wrong side of the law, police said.

Kevin Keith Barkes, 49, of Monterey Park, was apparently on parole with an outstanding felony warrant at the time of the crash and had priors for grand theft auto, receiving stolen property, evading arrest and narcotics violations, said SMPD Lt. Alex Padilla.

The bike Barkes was riding when he crashed — a 2005 Harley-Davidson — had just been reported stolen from the 7-Eleven at 1630 Santa Monica Blvd. Officers said Barkes was driving southbound on Fourth Street at a high rate of speed around 5:42 a.m. when he entered the intersection at Colorado Avenue and ran broadside into a 2004 Volkswagen Touereg, driven by a 24-year-old woman. The driver was traveling west on Colorado and had a green light, Padilla said.

Barkes was pronounced dead at the scene. The female driver was transported to the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center where she was treated for minor injuries and released.

An examination of Barkes is expected today, at which time the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will be able to determine the exact cause of death, a spokesman said.

The accident forced SMPD officers to shut down a section of Fourth Street and Colorado Boulevard for several hours during the busy morning commute.

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of SMPD THE AFTERMATH: The driver of a stolen motorcycle who was killed Thursday morning after he broadsided a sport utility vehicle was identified by police on Friday. (Photo: Photo courtesy)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)