MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A Middletown man died Thursday morning when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle that pulled into his path.
The name of the 54-year-old motorcyclist was not released in the California Highway Patrol's report on the incident.
The CHP said the crash occurred just after 8 a.m. Thursday on Highway 175 at Napa Avenue in Middletown.
Susan Marie Nowell, 58, of Middletown was traveling southbound on Napa Avenue in a 2006 Toyota. She came to a stop and waited to make a left turn onto Highway 175, the report said.
At the same time, the motorcyclist – riding a 2000 Kawasaki – was traveling westbound on Highway 175 at approximately 55 miles per hour, the CHP said.
The CHP said Nowell did not see the motorcyclist and pulled directly into his path before noticing the motorcycle's approach to her left. The motorcycle then hit the left side of the Toyota.
The motorcyclist died at the scene of his injuries, the CHP said. Nowell suffered minor injuries in the wreck.
Both drivers were using their safety equipment, the CHP said.
Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected to be factors, according to the CHP.
The collision remains under investigation.
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Middletown man killed in Thursday motorcycle wreck
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