LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Glenhaven man was seriously injured Tuesday in a motorcycle crash on Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks.
Karl Pentz, 57, sustained major injuries in the wreck, which occurred just before 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said that Pentz was driving a red 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Highway 20, just west of Island Drive in Clearlake Oaks.
Pentz was within the westbound lane, traveling at an unknown speed, when his motorcycle crossed over the double yellow lines. The CHP said he crossed the eastbound lane of Highway 20 before the motorcycle ran into a raised brick and rock wall bordering the south road edge.
After hitting the wall, Pentz was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained major injuries, the CHP said.
The motorcycle continued sliding westbound on Highway 20 and came to rest within the westbound lane, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said Pentz, who was wearing a helmet, was life-flighted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected of being factors in the crash, the CHP said.
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Glenhaven man injured in Tuesday motorcycle wreck
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