- Elizabeth Larson
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Lakeport man dies in Sunday motorcycle wreck
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol has issued a report on a Sunday wreck that killed a motorcyclist in Lakeport.
The CHP’s Clear Lake Area office said the wreck occurred on Highway 29 north of the intersection with Highway 175-Hopland at 7:18 p.m. Sunday.
The motorcyclist was a 50-year-old Lakeport man, authorities said.
The CHP did not release his name on Monday pending notification of his family.
The CHP said a second vehicle, a 2007 Dodge pickup driven by 29-year-old Tyler J. Knudsen of Middletown, also was involved in the wreck.
The report said that Knudsen was driving his pickup southbound while the motorcyclist was headed northbound on a 2008 Buell motorcycle.
Because of what the CHP said was the motorcyclist’s inattention due to him looking away from the roadway, he allowed his motorcycle to cross over the double yellow lines in front of Knudsen’s path.
The pickup and the motorcycle collided head-on, the CHP said.
The CHP said the motorcycle rider died at the scene.
Knudsen and his passenger, 22-year-old Brenda Torres of Middletown, were not injured, according to the CHP.
Driving under the influence is not suspected to be a factor in the crash, the CHP said.
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