LAKEPORT, Calif. – A wreck in Lakeport on Sunday night claimed the life of a motorcycle rider.
The California Highway Patrol reported that the fatal crash happened shortly after 7:15 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 175-Hopland Grade.
Cal Fire’s dispatch of the incident said a report from the scene said the motorcyclist was down and the motorcycle was on fire.
Lakeport Fire Protection District units arriving at the scene minutes after dispatch found the motorcyclist down in the roadway with CPR in progress, according to radio reports.
Firefighters reported over the radio about 20 minutes later that the individual had died.
The CHP’s initial report said another vehicle was involved but radio and CHP reports did not give additional details about it.
The CHP reported that the roadway was completely reopened by 9:15 p.m.
Additional information will be published as it becomes available.
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Sunday night motorcycle crash results in fatality
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