LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Sacramento man died on Saturday after his dirt bike collided with an off-road vehicle in a remote area on the Northshore.
The California Highway Patrol on Monday did not release the name of the 24-year-old crash victim pending notification of next of kin.
The CHP’s Clear Lake Area office said the crash occurred at 2:55 p.m. Saturday on Bartlett Springs Road west of Walker Ridge Road.
The Sacramento man was riding a 2002 Yamaha dirt bike eastbound on Bartlett Springs Road while Adam Anderson, 44, of Martinez was traveling westbound in a 2017 Can-Am Maverick, the CHP said.
The CHP said the drivers were approaching each other and negotiating a curve in the road when, for reasons still under investigation, they collided head-on.
Following the wreck, the dirt bike’s rider succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said Anderson was determined to not be under the influence. Due to the Yamaha driver’s injuries, officials don’t yet know his sobriety status.
Neither Anderson nor his passenger, 38-year-old Artem Martinov of Lafayette, were injured, the CHP said.
All three individuals were using their safety equipment at the time of the crash, according to the CHP report.
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One dead following Saturday crash involving dirt bike, off-road vehicle
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