CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Clearlake Oaks man was seriously injured on Saturday after he rode a dirt bike into traffic and was hit by a vehicle.
Howard Reed Jr., 25, was flown to an out-of-county hospital for treatment after the crash, which occurred at 10:05 a.m. Saturday, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds.
Reynolds said Reed was riding a 1994 Kawasaki dirt bike without current tags on Highway 20 just east of Lake Street in Clearlake Oaks and then pulled off the highway and onto the shoulder. At the same time, Janet Donner, 77, of Santa Rosa was driving a GMC Terrain eastbound.
“She saw the motorcycle pull onto the shoulder and then it just went right in front of her,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds said Reed suffered compound fractures to his left tibia and fibula, and pain to his chest, neck and back. He was not wearing a helmet.
Reed was flown by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, Reynolds said.
Neither Donner nor her 74-year-old passenger were injured, according to Reynolds.
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Clearlake Oaks man injured in motorcycle crash
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