COBB, Calif. – A Kelseyville man suffered major injuries as the result of a Tuesday afternoon solo-vehicle crash on Cobb Mountain.

Richard Mills, 40, was injured when his vehicle rolled over at around 3:30 p.m. on Highway 175 at the southern entrance to Wildcat Road, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A California Fish and Game warden was among the first to arrive at the scene, finding Mills conscious and alert but with multiple fractures, according to radio reports.

Kelseyville Fire and CHP also responded to the site, where both lanes of traffic were reportedly blocked by the crash.

Firefighters transported Mills to a landing zone at Kit’s Corner, the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 281, where a REACH air ambulance met them.

REACH 6 lifted off with Mills en route to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital at about 4:20 p.m., according to radio reports.

Highway 175 at Wildcat Road was reopened at approximately 4:13 p.m., the CHP reported.

 

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