NEVADA CITY, Calif. — A motorcyclist died on Highway 49 by Reader Ranch Road Thursday night.
CHP Grass Valley officers responded to the call and Cal Fire and Nevada County Consolidated Fire arrived at the scene at 10:55 p.m.
The CHP says officers found that a man riding a motorcycle was driving southbound at a high speed, and after attempting to turn a curve at this high speed, he slid and fell into the northbound lane colliding with an SUV.
The CHP says the driver of a Honda CRV swerved, trying to avoid the crash but ended up hitting the motorcyclist and sideswiping his car on the embankment.
Emergency personnel performed CPR on the motorcyclist, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The roadway was closed for about one hour, and clean-up finished just before 1 a.m.
This crash remains under investigation and officers are working to determine if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
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