LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Lower Lake man was seriously injured early Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Highway 175 over the Hopland Grade.

Matthew P. Harrold, 56, sustained major injuries in the crash, which occurred at 6:50 a.m. west of Lakeport, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.

The CHP said Harrold was riding a 2013 KTM motorcycle westbound on Highway 175 about a mile inside the Lake County line when he attempted to pass a white utility truck over the solid double yellow lines in a blind curve.

Driving eastbound in a 1994 Ford Probe at the same time was Robert A. Hamby, 30, of Lucerne, the CHP said.

Because of the blind curve and what the CHP said was Harrold's unsafe speed, the motorcycle hit the front of Hamby's car.

The CHP said Hamby and his passenger, 36-year-old Jo Ann Cusimano of Lucerne, were uninjured. Both were wearing their seat belts.

Harrold was transported to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for treatment, the CHP said.

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