Robert Peter Angle, 40, of Lakeport was the victim of the collision, according to Capt. James Bauman.
The CHP reported that the crash occurred at about 6:20 p.m. when Angle's Chevrolet S-10 pickup went off Highway 20 and into the lake in the area of Pepperwood Cove near Lucerne, as Lake County News has reported.
A Northshore Fire Protection District ambulance transported Angle at about 6:50 p.m. to Sutter Lakeside Hospital. Bauman said a physician at the hospital declared Angle deceased at 7:10 p.m.
Bauman said a deputy corner was dispatched at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday to Sutter Lakeside Hospital to investigate Angle's death.
Bauman said Angle's exact cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy, which is scheduled for
Tuesday, Oct. 12.
The cause of the crash is pending further investigation by the California Highway Patrol.
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