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NICE, Calif. – A local man died Saturday afternoon from injuries he suffered when his pickup went off the road and hit two parked vehicles and a tree.
The name of the 57-year-old man from Nice was not released pending the notification of his family, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said the crash occurred at 1:48 p.m. on Lakeshore Boulevard east of Collier Avenue.
The man was driving eastbound on Lakeshore Boulevard in a white 2004 Ford F150 pickup at an unknown rate of speed when, for an unknown reason, he crossed the westbound lane and went off the roadway edge, the CHP said.
Investigating Officer Erich Paarsch told Lake County News at the scene that the man's pickup hit a parked Toyota pickup that was sitting in front of the Drift Inn RV Resort. The man then hit another Ford pickup and continued north until his pickup came to rest against a walnut tree.
A section of the park's white picket fence also appeared to have been knocked out due to the crash.
Northshore Fire and Cal Fire personnel responded, said Northshore Fire Capt. Dave Emmel.
When firefighters arrived the driver was unconscious and unresponsive, the CHP said.
Emmel said medics worked to revive the man at the scene.
Firefighters had asked REACH 6 to land at Sentry Market to transport the driver, which it did, according to radio reports.
However, instead of taking the injured man to the Sentry landing zone, Emmel said he was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where the air ambulance was told to respond instead.
The CHP said the driver was pronounced dead at the hospital just after 2:30 p.m.
Paarsch and two other CHP officers worked at the scene Saturday afternoon to take measurements and get witness statements.
He said the driver did not appear to have been wearing his seatbelt when the crash occurred.
The CHP's report issued later in the day said alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash.
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