KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A young man was hurt when his dirt bike hit a parked car over the weekend.
The 19-year-old man, whose name was not available for release, was injured in a crash that occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday at 5950 Terri Lane in Kelseyville, according to Kelseyville Fire Chief Mike Stone.
Stone said the man was riding a small dirt bike without a helmet, lost control and hit the parked car.
After hitting the car, the man flew over it and hit his head on an iron gate, Stone said.
The crash victim had a large laceration on the top of his head. Stone said the man was conscious and told firefighters he had severe head pain but did not have neck pain.
Kelseyville Fire ambulance took the man to a landing zone at Kelseyville High School. From there he was taken by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Stone said.
An update on the young man's condition was not available.
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