CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man was injured early Thursday morning when he hit a portion of a culvert.
Orlando Franklin, 55, suffered moderate injuries in the crash, according to Sgt. Martin Snyder of the Clearlake Police Department.
Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Franklin was riding his bicycle and turning onto Risher Drive when he hit a portion of a culvert tube.
Franklin's front light may have been underpowered, causing him not to see the object, Snyder said.
When his bike hit the culvert tube Franklin was thrown over the handlebars and into a nearby ditch, according to Snyder.
Snyder said Franklin suffered severe facial injuries.
Radio reports indicated that Franklin was picked up by a REACH air ambulance at a landing zone at Ray's Food Place and flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
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