UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A Lucerne man was flown to a regional trauma center Saturday evening after being hit by a vehicle near Upper Lake.
The 50-year-old man, whose name was not released by the California Highway Patrol, suffered major head trauma in the crash, which happened just before 6 p.m. on Highway 20 east of Main Street.
The CHP said that Arthur Takao, 66, of Applegate, was driving his 2012 Toyota RAV4 eastbound on Highway 20 at 40 to 45 miles per hour.
At the same time, the Lucerne resident was crossing Highway 20 on foot, the CHP said.
For reasons yet to be determined, the CHP said the pedestrian walked into the path of Takao's vehicle and was hit.
Northshore Fire personnel transported the injured man to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where a REACH air ambulance picked the man up, according to radio reports.
The CHP said the injured man was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Arthur Takao and his passenger, 57-year-old Linda Takao, also of Applegate, were both wearing their seat belts and were not injured in the crash, the CHP said.
The CHP's report said that drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash for Arthur Takao, but as of late Saturday night it was not known if those substances were factors for the injured pedestrian.
The crash's cause is under investigation by CHP Officer Ryan Erickson.
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Pedestrian flown to trauma center after being hit by vehicle
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