LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A motorcycle wreck on Saturday afternoon along Highway 20 led to the third traffic fatality in Lake County this week.
The California Highway Patrol said the solo motorcycle crash was first reported at about 2:20 p.m. Saturday just west of Bruner Drive, between Lucerne and Glenhaven.
The motorcycle went into the lake and was reported to be about 20 feet off the shore. The rider was reported to be out of the water and on the lakeshore, according to radio traffic.
Firefighters responding to the scene reported a fatality, which the CHP confirmed a short time later.
Work took place at the scene to recover the motorcycle from the lake, the CHP reported.
The CHP said the highway remained open during the recovery.
Additional information on the circumstances of the crash were not immediately available.
Saturday’s fatal crash follows two deadly head-on wrecks earlier in the week, one on Wednesday near Blue Lakes and another on Friday near Middletown.
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