LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two motorcycle crashes in different parts of the county on Tuesday were reported to have resulted in major injuries.
The crashes occurred in the Lucerne and Loch Lomond areas, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The first crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the 6900 block of Laurel Del Drive, CHP said.
CHP Officer Joe Wind said 22-year-old Lucerne resident Joseph Valencia was riding a mini bike toward Highway 20 when, while turning the bike, he was thrown off of it.
Valencia broke his leg and was transported to a local hospital by Northshore Fire Protection District ambulance, Wind said.
Wind said Valencia was wearing a helmet, but the mini bike was not street legal.
Later in the day, CHP and firefighters responded to another solo motorcycle crash in the area of Highway 175 and Arroyo Vista Road.
Wind said CHP was dispatched to the call at 4:16 p.m.
A male motorcyclist, whose name Wind did not have Tuesday evening, hit gravel and went down on the roadway.
The man suffered pain to his hip and some road rash, and may have had a head injury, according to reports from the scene.
Wind said the man was flown to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa County.
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