Motorcyclist Alfred Lemay, Jr. 61, killed in collision at Sebastopol Road and Dutton Avenue in Santa Rosa, California
Motorcyclist killed in Santa Rosa crash
When the light turned green, the woman driving the minivan immediately turned left despite the oncoming motorcycle, he said.
That’s when the male motorcyclist, heading east on Sebastopol Road, was hit and then veered into the light pole.
Santa Rosa motorcycle crash victim identified
Lemay was riding east on Sebastopol Road at Dutton Avenue just before 6 p.m. when he crashed into a passenger van making a left-hand turn in his path, Santa Rosa police officials said.
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