LUCERNE, Calif. — A Saturday evening ATV crash in the Lucerne area killed a West Sacramento man and left his teenage son injured.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office reported that the crash occurred at around 7:20 p.m. Saturday.
The agency did not release the name of the 41-year-old man pending the notification of next of kin.
The CHP said the crash happened on Bartlett Springs Road near Forest Route 15.
CHP Sgt. Joel Skeen said the man and his 13-year-old son were riding an ATV on Bartlett Springs Road when the ATV rolled off the roadway, ejecting both of them.
The father died of his injuries shortly after the crash, Skeen said.
Skeen said the teenager suffered minor injuries and was able to walk along Bartlett Springs Road until a passerby stopped to assist.
The CHP’s online incident logs and radio reports indicated that the boy was picked up shortly after 9 p.m.
There were initial radio reports that included requests for both rescue and medical helicopters, with the rescue copter not being available.
Skeen said officers were able to find the crash from the road. The incident logs stated the ATV’s lights were on and it was down an embankment.
Radio traffic stated the teenager was transported to an out of county hospital via air ambulance, which Skeen confirmed.
Skeen said the father and son had most likely been camping in the area where the crash took place.
“Alcohol was believed to be a factor,” Skeen said of the crash’s cause.
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Man killed in Saturday ATV crash
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