LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A Florida man who collided with a car Thursday evening while trying to cross Highway 29 on an all-terrain vehicle has died of his injuries.
The California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office said the crash, involving a 2006 Yamaha ATV and a 2010 Mazda, occurred at 5 p.m. Thursday on Highway 29 south of A Street near Lower Lake.
The name of the 25-year-old man from Oakland Park, Fla., who died was not released by the CHP Thursday night, nor was the name of the 29-year-old Clearlake man driving the Mazda, who was accompanied by a 3-year-old boy and a 10-month-old baby boy.
The CHP said the ATV rider was stopped on the east shoulder of Highway 29, waiting to cross the roadway to enter a driveway just south of A Street.
The Mazda was heading northbound at approximately 55 miles per hour when, according to the CHP report, the ATV rider attempted to cross the highway before it was safe to do so, pulling directly into the path of the Mazda.
The report said the Mazda's driver attempted to apply the brakes but was unable to stop in time, with the front of the Mazda hitting the left side of the ATV.
The CHP said the ATV rider – who was not wearing a helmet – was ejected and sustained major injuries.
The injured ATV rider was flown by air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where he died of his injuries at 6:35 p.m., the CHP said.
The driver and the child passengers in the Mazda all were using their safety equipment and were uninjured, according to the report.
Reports from the scene said the highway was temporarily blocked while emergency responders worked in the area. The highway was reported to have reopened at around 6:30 p.m.
The crash is being investigated by CHP Officer Shawn Bertram.
Editor's note: The original report from the CHP misreported the ages of the two children as the result of a computer program error.
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Crash involving ATV and car claims life of Florida man
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