LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Lakeport man died Sunday evening from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash near Cobb.
Louis Jennings, 51, went off Bottle Rock Road and sustained major injuries, dying at a local hospital a short time later, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
At 5:40 p.m. Sunday Jennings was riding a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle on Bottle Rock Road west of Spring Hill Road, accompanied by two other motorcycles, the CHP said.
For reasons still under investigation, Jennings – who was traveling at approximately 30 miles per hour – allowed his motorcycle to travel off the north shoulder of Bottle Rock Road, where he lost control of the motorcycle and went over the embankment, the CHP said.
The CHP report noted that Jennings was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained major injuries.
Following the crash, Jennings was transported to St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, where the CHP said he was pronounced deceased.
The CHP said Jennings was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and alcohol does not appear to have been a factor.
CHP Officer Matt Norton is investigating the crash, according to the Sunday night report.
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