LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Willits man died on Tuesday evening after his motorcycle collided head-on with a pickup near Lucerne.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office identified the fatal crash victim as James Andrew Eble II, 43.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the crash occurred at approximately 7:06 p.m. Tuesday.
CHP Officer Ryan Erickson received a call two minutes later about the collision, involving a 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 2020 Dodge 5500 truck on State Route 20 east of Rosemont Drive.
When the CHP’s officers arrived at the scene, they located both vehicles partially in the eastbound lane, and partially on the south shoulder, the CHP reported.
The CHP said initial indications are that Eble was traveling westbound on Highway at an unknown speed when he crossed over the solid double yellow lines into the eastbound lane.
Eble’s motorcycle collided head-on with a 2020 Dodge 5500 truck traveling eastbound on SR-20., the CHP said.
The pickup was driven by 33-year-old Spencer Langenback of Redding, who had 26-year-old John Tirri of Cottonwood riding as his passenger, according to the report.
The CHP said emergency personnel pronounced Eble dead at the scene.
Langenback and Tirri were uninjured, the CHP said.
The collision report stated that all three men were using their safety equipment at the time of the wreck.
The CHP said Clear Lake Area Sgt. Joel Skeen responded to the scene and assumed incident command.
Officer Erickson will be handling the investigation, the CHP reported.
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Willits man dies in Tuesday motorcycle crash
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