SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – A man crashed his newly purchased Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Butte Meadows, seriously injuring himself and his wife, authorities said. The crash happened about 11 a.m. on Highway 32, about a mile east of Humboldt Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victims were part of a group of riders who [...]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – A man was critically injured when he crashed while riding his motorcycle on Emerald Bay Road in El Dorado County, authorities said. The accident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. at the intersection of Emerald Bay and C Street, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. Witnesses told investigators the man [...]

AUGUST 31, 2009 – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a 57-year-old Fremont woman, authorities said. Kathryn Marie Marotta was riding north on Hwy 101 at the interchange with northbound Interstate 680 when the accident occurred about 3:30 p.m., according to the CHP. Marotta was transported to a local hospital, [...]

AUGUST 28, 2009 – A 52-year-old man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a logging truck on Highway 101 near Leggett, authorities said. Glenn Brunskill of Danville was riding a 1984 Honda Gold Wing north on Hwy 101 when he lost control about 1:30 p.m. and slid into oncoming lanes near [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – A 63-year-old American Canyon man was killed when he crashed his motorcycle on Highway 101 north of Laytonville, authorities said. Bob Little, a deacon at St. Helena Catholic Church, was riding a 2007 Yamaha at about 60 mph when he approached stopped traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – A 21-year-old man died when his motorcycle collided with a sports-utility vehicle, authorities said. Trystan Shelly of Sebastopol was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred about 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 12 and Fulton Road, according to Santa Rosa police. The driver of the 1991 [...]

AUGUST 22, 2009 – A man was killed Thursday night in a motorcycle crash near Morgan Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported. The accident occurred on Uvas Road at about 6:55 p.m., north of Wallace Place. According to reports, the man, identified as Christopher O’Rourke, 25, of Brisbane, was riding his 2008 Yamaha motorcycle south [...]

AUGUST 17, 2009 – A 23-year-old man died when his motorcycle collided with a minivan near Lake Sonoma, authorities said. Eddo Robbiyarto Accettola of Napa was riding west on Skaggs Springs Road about 12:15 p.m. when he crashed into a Chrysler minivan that was pulling left out of Lake Sonoma Overlook Road and onto eastbound [...]

AUGUST 16, 2009 – A motorcycle apparently blew a tire near Lewiston, causing the bike to crash and seriously injure the rider and passenger, authorities said. The accident occurred about 8:10 p.m. on westbound Highway 299 near Fawn Lodge, according to the California Highway Patrol. The male driver and female passenger, both in their mid-50s, [...]

AUGUST 14, 2009 – A 54-year-old man died when his Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a van on Highway 193 near Auburn, authorities said. Richard Russell of Sheridan was riding east on Hwy 193 about 9:30 p.m. when a van driven by 40-year-old Susan Flanagan of Auburn turned left in front of Russell while traveling [...]