LUCERNE, Calif. — A Vacaville man died Friday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a semi traveling along Highway 20 in Lucerne.
The fatal wreck occurred at 12:50 p.m. Friday on Highway 20 east of Rosemont Drive, the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office reported.
The name of the 70-year-old man who died is not being released pending the notification of next of kin, the CHP said.
The CHP’s Friday evening report on the wreck said the Vacaville man was riding a 2009 Harley-Davidson westbound on Highway 20 east of Rosemont Drive.
Driving eastbound was Ryan Hicks, 50, of Stockton in a 2020 International truck-tractor and trailer combination, the CHP said.
Both vehicles were approaching each other within their respective lanes when, for reasons the CHP said are still under investigation, the motorcyclist entered the opposing lane of traffic and collided with Hick’s truck and trailer.
The CHP said a Northshore Fire Protection District ambulance transported the motorcyclist to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Hicks was not injured. The CHP said both men were using their safety equipment.
Neither alcohol nor drugs are believed to be factors in the crash, the CHP said.
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Motorcyclist dies after crash with semi on Highway 20
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