LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man and boy who died after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a vehicle on Highway 20 on Saturday night.

Christopher Lee Knittel, 42, and Suny Marshall Knittel, 8, both of Olivehurst, died of their injuries from the wreck, Lt. Corey Paulich said.

The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday about five miles west of Walker Ridge Road.

Christopher Knittel was driving his 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Highway 20 at an unknown speed, with the boy riding behind him, when he lost control as he approached a right-hand curve in the road, according to the CHP report.

The motorcycle crossed into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with a 2016 Mazda CX5 being driven eastbound at 55 miles per hour by Stockton resident Andrea Bales, the CHP said.

The CHP said Christopher Knittel died at the scene while the child died later at Adventist Health Clear Lake.

Bales had major injuries and also was transported to Adventist Health Clear Lake, the CHP said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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