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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The former mayor of Clearlake was injured Sunday in a motorcycle wreck on Highway 16.
Jeri Spittler, 61, of Hidden Valley Lake sustained major injuries in the solo motorcycle crash, which occurred at 3:40 p.m. Sunday on Highway 16, just over a mile west of the Colusa/Yolo County line, according to the California Highway Patrol's Williams Area office.
Spittler was driving a 2005 Harley Davidson Fatboy motorcycle westbound on Highway 16 at approximately 60 miles per hour, and slowed to 45 miles per hour as she entered a curve in the roadway, the CHP said.
The CHP said Spittler failed to negotiate the roadway curve and the motorcycle went onto the highway's shoulder, where it overturned.
Spittler was thrown from the bike, and both she and the bike came to rest on the shoulder, according to the CHP report.
She suffered a broken right arm and nose, a laceration to her head and a concussion, the CHP said.
The CHP said Enloe Flight Care transported Spittler to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where she was reported to be in the intensive care unit.
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Vanessa deGier told Lake County News that Spittler was listed in fair condition.
Spittler's daughter Marilyn Thomas has set up a GoFundMe account to help the family at https://www.gofundme.com/p5rutkrj . As of late Tuesday night, the account had raised $1,990 of its $20,000 goal.
Spittler served on the Clearlake City Council from 2010 to 2014, and also made a 2014 bid for the District 2 supervisorial seat against incumbent Jeff Smith, who won reelection.
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