Motorcyclist injured in Friday evening wreck
- Elizabeth Larson
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LUCERNE, Calif. – A man was injured on Friday evening when his motorcycle went off a Lucerne roadway and hit a power pole.
The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on Country Club Drive at 16th Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP Officer Ryan Erickson told Lake County News that the motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Country Club Drive at an unknown speed when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway at 17th Avenue.
The motorcycle went off the roadway and hit a small culvert. Erickson said witnesses reported that the motorcycle then became airborne.
Erickson said the motorcycle landed and hit a power pole on the side of the roadway between 15th and 16th avenues.
Initial reports indicated that the rider was trapped under the motorcycle.
He said the rider was conscious and talking after the wreck.
The rider was transported via Northshore Fire ambulance to a landing zone set up at Lucerne Harbor Park.
There, a REACH air ambulance picked up the injured man and transported him to an out-of-county trauma center.
Erickson remained on scene for some time afterward as he documented the crash site. The motorcycle appeared to have sustained major damage.
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