NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A Clearlake Oaks man was arrested Tuesday after he attempted to flee from the scene of a fatal motorcycle wreck in Napa County.
Kenneth Donald Schussolin, 67, was arrested in the case, according to the California Highway Patrol's Napa Area office.
Napa resident Harley Kellner, 58, died in the crash, which the CHP said occurred just after 4 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 29 north of Tubbs Lane.
The CHP said Schussolin was traveling northbound in a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup on Highway 29 at an unknown speed, with Kellner – on a 1987 Harley Davidson – traveling southbound, also at an unknown speed.
As Schussolin entered a curve in the roadway, he allowed his pickup to travel to the left of the solid double yellow lines, moving directly into Kellner's path, the CHP said.
Schussolin's pickup collided with the motorcycle, with the impact throwing Kellner from the motorcycle and into a power pole, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said Schussolin fled the scene of the crash, continuing northbound on Highway 29 without reporting the incident.
Kellner died of his injuries at the scene, the CHP said.
Several witnesses assisted the CHP by giving a description of Schussolin and his vehicle, the CHP said.
He later was located by a CHP air unit and the Clear Lake Area CHP responded to conduct an enforcement stop, the report said. Both Schussolin and his passenger – who wasn't named – were taken into custody.
Napa County Jail booking records said Schussolin was taken into custody on Highway 29 south of Highway 53 in Lake County at 6:55 p.m. He was booked at 11 p.m.
Booking records showed that Schussolin was booked on felony charges of hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol causing injury.
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CHP arrests Clearlake Oaks man for fatal Napa County wreck
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