Porterville man killed in motorcycle accident
January 02, 2010 10:29 AM
THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER
A 53-year-old Porterville man died Friday afternoon in a motorcycle accident.
His name is being withheld pending notification of his family.
At about 3:35 p.m., the man was driving east on Mountain Road 137, west of Road 296, when the road curved to the right and he lost control of the motorcycle. It overturned as it traveled across oncoming traffic, and off the north shoulder of the highway, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.
He was ejected off the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries.
The CHP is still investigating the cause of the collision.
Contact The Recorder newsroom at 784-5000, Ext. 1050.
