LAKEPORT, Calif. – Authorities are investigating what led to a solo-vehicle wreck on Friday that killed a Lakeport man.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office did not release the name of the 65-year-old man in its report on the crash, pending notification of family.
The CHP said the crash occurred at 12:35 p.m. Friday.
The driver was in his 1992 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup, traveling northbound on Waldo Lane north of Soda Bay Road, at between 15 and 20 miles per hour, the CHP said.
For unknown reasons, the man allowed his pickup to leave the roadway. The CHP said the pickup hit a fence and a coop before coming to a stop.
A nearby individual heard the collision and called 911 to report the incident, the CHP said.
The CHP said emergency responders arrived on scene and found the driver unresponsive.
The man, who was not wearing his seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, the CHP said.
Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected as factors in the crash, according to the CHP.
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Lakeport man dies in single-vehicle crash
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