LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Saturday night two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 claimed the life of a man and child from Marysville and seriously injured a Stockton woman.
The crash, which involved a motorcycle and a car, occurred at 10:10 p.m. Saturday on Highway 20 five miles west of Walker Ridge Road and eight miles from the Lake-Colusa County line, according to the Sunday report from the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said a 42-year-old man and a 7-year-old boy riding as his passenger on a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle died following the crash. Their names were not released on Sunday pending notification of next of kin.
The report said the motorcyclist was driving westbound on Highway 20 at an unknown speed, approaching a slight right-hand curve in the roadway, with the child seated behind him.
Andrea Bales, 43, was driving a 2016 Mazda CX5 eastbound at approximately 55 miles per hour, approaching a slight left-hand curve in the roadway and the location of the motorcycle, the CHP said.
The CHP said the motorcyclist lost control as he approached the curve, with the Harley Davidson veering across the solid double yellow lines and crossing into the oncoming lane.
Bales began to negotiate the curve as she saw the motorcycle completely in the eastbound lane, directly in her vehicle's path of travel, the CHP said.
Bales tried to avoid a crash by sharply turning her vehicle to the left and heavily applying the brakes but was unable to, and the CHP said she collided head-on with the motorcycle.
Following the collision, the Marysville man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene, the CHP said.
The child was transported by ambulance to Adventist Health Clear Lake, where the CHP said he died of his injuries.
The CHP said Bales also was transported to Adventist Health Clear Lake and was treated for major injuries as a result of the collision.
The report said all three individuals were using their safety equipment.
At the time of the Sunday report, the CHP said alcohol was not suspected to be a factor in the collision.
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