SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — Update:
The man killed in a motorcycle accident on Thursday has been identified as longtime Dixon resident Greg "Coach" Coppes, 65.
A veteran and advocate, Coppes was riding with the Napa/Solano Veterans Riders Motorcycle Club when he left the roadway and crashed, resulting in fatal injuries.
Coppes was nicknamed “Coach” for his time coaching Dixon High School football and was well known around the area. He had even run for a state senate seat in 2016.
"Coach was our leader, who left not only a legacy but a fleet of men ready to carry the torch for him well beyond his plan. He had no regrets, for he was never one to keep his opinion to himself." Napa/Solano Veterans Riders Motorcycle Club said in a Facebook post.
Original story:
A motorcycle crash on Wednesday, Oct. 21, has resulted in the death of a 65-year-old Dixon resident.
On Wednesday evening, Solano area California Highway Patrol [CHP] responded to the incident, which happened on Interstate-80 along the westbound off-ramp to Manual Campos Parkway. The 65-year-old motorcyclist was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle with a group of other motorcycles when they exited the off-ramp.
The driver than left the roadway and crashed into a drainage trench. He was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead at the Kaiser Permanente Vacaville.
The motorcyclists identity has not been released at this time. Alcohol and/or drugs are not suspected to be involved with the incident.
