Pickup driver Norman Leon Smith, 59, killed, and motorcyclist Jeffery Ford, 58, injured in collision on Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, California
One dead, one injured in crash near Clearlake Oaks
The truck driver was traveling west when for unknown reasons his 2011 Ford F-350 crossed over the double yellow line into the eastbound lane, the CHP said. The motorcyclist attempted evasive action but was struck by the left front end of the pickup and ejected from his 2017 BMW motorcycle.
One dead, one injured in crash near Clearlake Oaks
Smith was traveling west along the highway when for unknown reasons his 2011 Ford F-350 crossed over the double yellow line into the eastbound lane, the CHP said.
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