LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Lucerne man was killed in a solo vehicle wreck on Highway 20 Friday afternoon.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office did not release the 56-year-old man’s name on Friday pending the notification of his family.
The crash occurred at 1:23 p.m. on Highway 20 near Upper Lake, the CHP said.
The CHP said the man was driving a 1996 Ford Ranger eastbound on Highway 20, just east of Upper Lake Lucerne Road, at an unknown speed when the pickup went off the south roadway edge, turned to the left and crossed all lanes of traffic.
The pickup continued off the north side of the roadway and overturned as it traveled down the north side embankment and landed on its roof, coming to rest in a ditch containing water, the CHP said.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt, according to the report.
First responders attempted to save his life and he was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:41 p.m., the CHP said.
The CHP said it is unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were contributing factors in the cause of this crash.
This collision is still under investigation by CHP Officer J. Lindsey.
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Lucerne man dies following solo vehicle wreck
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