College-Bound Madera High School Student Killed on Motorcycle

19-year-old Roberto Lopez, student-athlete at Madera High School, killed in motorcycle accident. Photo: KMJ/ FILE

MADERA,CA (KMJ) Grief counselors were made available to students, staff and the community at Madera High School on Thursday, after a student was killed on his motorcycle.

Madera Police said Roberto Lopez died in a solo accident Wednesday morning on Olive Avenue near Sixth Street in Madera.

The 19-year-old was a student-athlete at Madera High School

Lopez had plans to to attend college.

Todd Lile, the superintendent of schools for the Madera Unified School District sent, out a message on Wednesday:

“As we mourn the tragic death of our student, we offer sympathy, prayers, and comfort to the family, friends, classmates, teachers, and everyone who loved him and shared in his life.”

-Todd Lile, Madera Unified School District Superintendent of Schools