- Elizabeth Larson
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Sheriff’s office identifies man killed in Tuesday motorcycle wreck
Lt. Corey Paulich identified the motorcyclist as Richard Peter Salkeld, 66.
Salkeld was riding his 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Stone Drive East in Finley shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday when 73-year-old Kenneth Lee Barr of Kelseyville, driving a 2016 Ford F250 pickup westbound, traveled into Salkeld’s path while turning into a driveway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Salkeld hit Barr’s pickup head-on and died at the scene a short time later despite the efforts of first responders, according to the CHP and radio reports.
The CHP confirmed on Wednesday that Salkeld was using his safety equipment at the time of the crash. Barr, who was wearing a seat belt, was uninjured.
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