UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A Windsor man sustained major injuries when he collided with a US Forest Service staffer's pickup on Saturday afternoon.
Joel Higuera, 41, suffered a broken right leg, according to a report from Officer Erich Paarsch of the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
Higuera was riding his 2015 KTM dirt bike northbound on Elk Mountain Road north of Penny Pines above Upper Lake when the crash happened at 12:50 p.m., based on Paarsch's report.
The report said Higuera was being followed closely by Santa Rosa resident Frank Tibbens, 54, on his 2010 Yamaha dirt bike.
The two men entered a lefthand curve and collided with a southbound US Forest Service vehicle – a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup – driven by Robert Seehase, 31, Paarsch said.
Higuera was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by REACH air ambulance, according to Paarsch's report.
Tibbens and Seehase were uninjured, the report said.
Elk Mountain Road remained partially closed for approximately an hour and a half while the crash was investigated, Paarsch said.
All three of the men were using their safety equipment, according to the report.
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Windsor man injured in dirt bike crash with US Forest Service pickup
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