A Nebraska motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with an automobile Thursday night on Highway 49 near Camptonville in northeastern Yuba County, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 7:20 p.m. the 23-year-old Elwood, Neb., man was riding a Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Highway 49 south of Marysville Road when he attempted to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The Yamaha crossed the center double yellow lines and traveled directly into the path of an oncoming (read more)
Read MoreA motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Saturday night when he was thrown from his motorcycle after striking a deer north of Geyeserville in unincorporated Sonoma County, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 9:50 p.m. the 51-year-old Santa Rosa man was riding a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the right southbound lane of U.S. Highway 101 when he hit a deer that was in the roadway. The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet at the time of (read more)
Read MoreA motorcyclist died Monday afternoon after a collision with a big rig near Armona in Kings County, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 29-year-old Lemoore man was riding a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle on eastbound Hanford-Armona Road. He was approaching 13th Avenue at about 1:50 p.m. when he crashed into the back of the big rig, which was turning off of 13th Avenue on to the westbound Highway 198 ramp. The motorcyclist was transported to a (read more)
Read MoreTwo people were killed early Thursday morning in a solo motorcycle accident outside of Lincoln, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, around 3 a.m. a 39-year-old North Highlands man was riding northbound at an unknown rate of speed when he hit a raised curb. The man and his passenger, a 23-year-old woman, also from North Highlands, were launched from the red and black 19997 Suzuki GSXR 750. Authorities reported to the scene where the man was discovered (read more)
Read MoreA motorcyclist was killed and a motorist arrested in connection with the death after an Ontario crash Wednesday night, report news sources. According to coroner’s officials, at 5:24 p.m. the 38-year-old was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he collided with a Chevy Suburban being driven by a 33-year-old Montclair man. The Upton motorcyclist died at a Loma Linda hospital early Thursday morning at 12:23. The driver of the SUV, which was also carrying two children as passengers, was arrested Wednesday (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report that man suffered minor injuries Saturday in a motorcycle San Andreas motorcycle accident. According to California Highway Patrol reports, the accident occurred Saturday morning around 11 a.m. The 31-year-old Hayward man was participating in a group ride on his Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Highway 4. Authorities suspect that, as the rider came around a sharp curve, he misjudged the bend and traveled on to the dirt shoulder and lost control of the vehicle. The motorcycle rolled (read more)
Read MoreA 27-year-old motorcyclist died after being struck by a pickup truck in North Long Beach on Monday. The accident happened around 9pm at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Home Street, according to a press release from a Long Beach Police Department spokesman. The preliminary investigation discovered that the victim was riding a 1999 Yamaha motorcycle north on Long Beach Boulevard toward Home Street when a 1995 Chevy pickup truck, driven by a 24-year-old man from Long Beach, made (read more)
Read MoreNews reports state that a California Highway Patrol captain has been arrested after crashing his Harley Davidson motorcycle while off-duty. He is suspected of drunken driving. The CHP reported that the captain was arrested before being released to Sutter Roseville Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries. According to their report, the captain was riding southbound on Mt. Aukum Road when he misjudged a curve in the road. His motorcycle went onto the dirt shoulder and overturned. His level of (read more)
Read MoreA Grass Valley man suffered major injuries on Saturday when his motorcycle collided with a fence, according to news reports. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 48-year-old man was riding just east of Grass Valley when his 2007 Harley Davidson went off the road. The vehicle hit a chain link fence, two metal fence posts and a water connection used by fire hoses. Emergency crews rushed to the scene, where the man had sustained major injuries to his right (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news reports, a Lakeside motorcyclist was killed Wednesday after being hit by a motor vehicle on SR-52. The 68-year-old man was riding his three-wheel motorcycle westbound on the highway when he was rear ended by a sedan. The rider was subsequently ejected from the motorcycle according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. The collision occurred around 8:40 a.m. Paramedics arrived at the scene, and the motorcyclist was taken to an area hospital. Authorities report that the (read more)
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