CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Clearlake man died on Wednesday night after his motorcycle collided with two other vehicles on Highway 20.
Johnny McCuan, 55, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 8:49 p.m. on Highway 20 west of Catholic Church Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
McCuan was riding his motorcycle – of unknown make and model – eastbound on Highway 20, two-tenths of a mile west of Catholic Church Road, when the CHP said he allowed his motorcycle to drift left into the westbound lane.
When McCuan went into the oncoming lane he hit the side mirror of a 2006 Ford pickup driven by Noel McCormack, 22, of Lakeport, the CHP said.
The CHP said McCuan then collided head-on with a 2005 Toyota Scion driven by Briana Smith-Bearden, 18, of Ukiah, with both the motorcycle and the Scion coming to rest on the highway’s north shoulder.
McCuan’s motorcycle became engulfed in flames, causing the north highway embankment to catch fire, according to the report.
McCuan died at the scene, the CHP said.
David Clayton, 46, of Nice, who was riding in the front passenger seat of Smith-Bearden’s Scion, sustained major injuries. The CHP said Clayton was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital via a REACH air ambulance.
Smith-Bearden and a year and half old girl were transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital by a Northshore Fire ambulance for treatment of minor injuries, the CHP said. McCormack was uninjured.
The report said alcohol may have been a contributing factor to the collision.
The CHP said all of the parties involved were using safety equipment.
The crash remains under investigation by Officer Chris Tuggle.
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