Last Updated on January 15, 2023 by CCAR Staff
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> A man pleaded not guilty to murder charges after investigators determined he was allegedly drunk when he crashed his motorcycle, killing his friend.
Brian Salsbury, 25, of Murrieta, was in West Valley Superior Court, in Rancho Cucamonga, Wednesday to face charges of murder, driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter stemming from May’s fatal crash that killed William Arko, 35, of Colton.
The crash was reported around 3:25 p.m. May 23 in the 7800 block of Elm Avenue, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials at the Rancho Cucamonga station.
According to investigators, the men were both riding a motorcycle south on Elm Avenue, near De Anza, when they ran into a parked car. Both men were tossed off the motorcycle. Arko was killed, and Salsbury was injured.
A criminal complaint identified Salsbury as the driver of the motorcycle that afternoon.
Court documents show the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against Salsbury on July 22. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 24.
Salsbury is being held on $1 million bail at West Valley Detention Center, in Rancho Cucamonga.
