WHISPERING PINES – A motorcycle rider was injured Saturday afternoon when he collided with a vehicle.

The crash was reported shortly after 4 p.m. on Bottle Rock Road in front of Pine Grove Resort, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP and Cal Fire responded to the scene, where the male rider was reported to have gone off the roadway.

The rider was reported to be combative, so he had to be sedated in order to be transported via REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, CHP reported.

REACH transported the man shortly after 5 p.m. to the hospital, where CHP ordered a blood draw.

The rider, whose name was not available Saturday night, was reported to have suffered minor injuries.

No information was available on the other vehicle reported to have been involved in the crash.

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