UPDATE: Salinas police identify man killed in motorcycle crash on Saturday

UPDATE 6/8/2015: Salinas police have released the name of the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Laurel Drive Saturday afternoon.

Officers said Dean Nielsen, 32, of Salinas, was killed in the crash involving another car. Mary Gutierrez, 50, of Salinas, was driving the car, police said.

Police are trying to determine who was at fault. Some witnesses said Gutierrez pulled out in front of Nielsen near Laurel Inn and some witnesses said Nielsen was going to fast. Officers said they are trying to figure out how fast Nielsen was going to determine who was at fault.

DUI is not suspected in this case but is still being investigated involved, officers said.

PREVIOUS STORY: Salinas Police said a man riding a motorcycle is dead after he was involved in an accident with car Saturday afternoon.

Officers said the accident happened on Laurel Drive near Highway 101. Police said two people were inside the vehicle that collided the motorcyclist.

Traffic was backed up as police officers asked drivers to avoid the area.