CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Clearlake Oaks man was seriously injured in a motorcycle wreck on Sunday night.
Scott Oathout, 48, was involved in the crash, which occurred at 9:25 p.m. Sunday on New Long Valley Road north of Highway 20, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said Oathout was riding a 1989 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on New Long Valley Road at approximately 50 miles per hour.
Oathout approached a curve in the roadway and, for reasons that the CHP said are so far unknown, he lost control of the motorcycle.
The motorcycle went off of the roadway and hit a large dirt mound. The CHP said Oathout was thrown from the motorcycle, which subsequently overturned.
Oathout, who was using his safety equipment, suffered major injuries and was flown by an air ambulance to Kaiser Vacaville, the CHP said.
The CHP did not have an update on Oathout’s condition.
No drugs or alcohol are suspected to have contributed to the crash, which is being investigated by Officer Goldstein, the CHP said.
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Clearlake Oaks man injured in Sunday motorcycle crash
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