How to resolve AdBlock issue? FINLEY, Calif. – A motorcyclist died on Tuesday afternoon from injuries he suffered in a crash with a pickup truck.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the 66-year-old Finley man died at the scene of the wreck, which occurred on Stone Drive East off of East Finley Road.
The CHP did not release the man’s name later on Tuesday afternoon, as they said his family is still being notified.
The report on the wreck said that at approximately 12:38 p.m. 73-year-old Kenneth Lee Barr of Kelseyville was driving his 2016 Ford F250 pickup westbound on Stone Drive East in Finley, while the motorcyclist, on a 2016 Harley Davidson, was traveling eastbound.
The CHP said Barr made a left hand turn toward a private driveway, traveling into the motorcyclist’s path.
The motorcyclist hit the pickup head-on, the CHP said.
Kelseyville Fire and Lakeport Fire were dispatched to the scene and initially requested an air ambulance to fly the crash victim out of county, according to radio reports.
However, a short time later they canceled the air ambulance as they attempted to revive the man. Just before 1 p.m., the fire chief at the scene requested the coroner respond.
The CHP separately confirmed that the motorcyclist died of his injuries at the scene.
Barr, who was wearing his seat belt, was uninjured in the crash. The motorcyclist also was using safety equipment, according to an updated CHP report.
The report said driving under the influence is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
The CHP reminded motorists to share the road and look twice for motorcyclists.
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