LAKEPORT, Calif. – Two people suffered major injuries as the result of a motorcycle crash on Sunday afternoon.
Mark Thibeau, 51, and Joanne Santos, 39, both of Lakeport were injured in the crash, which occurred on Soda Bay Road south of the Highway 175 extension at 4:40 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said Thibeau was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Soda Bay Road in south Lakeport at an unknown speed, with Santos riding as his passenger.
As Thibeau was negotiating a lefthand curve in the roadway, the motorcycle traveled off the right side of the roadway onto the shoulder and overturned, ejecting Thibeau and Santos, the CHP said.
Both Thibeau and Santos were transported via REACH helicopters to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of major injuries, the CHP said.
The CHP said Thibeau and Santos were both using safety equipment.
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