How to resolve AdBlock issue? Neville Nish Nichol, 33, was identified as the motorcycle rider in the fatal wreck, said Lauren Berlinn, spokesperson for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said in a Monday report that Nichol was riding a 2006 Honda CBR1000 motorcycle southbound on Highway 29 south of Callayomi Street at 2:46 a.m. Sunday what the crash occurred.
The CHP said that, for reasons still under investigation, Nichol crossed the double-yellow line and the opposing lane and went off the road, where he was thrown from the motorcycle.
Both Nichol and the motorcycle hit boulders down an embankment, coming to rest in an area with heavy foliage, the CHP report said.
A passerby found the crash site along the creek, the CHP said.
The CHP said medical personnel pronounced Nichol dead at the scene.
The crash that killed Nichol, who was using his safety equipment, remains under investigation, the report said.
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