Harley-Davidson Rider Dies In Solano County Crash

Benicia CA

26 October, 2020

4:22 PM

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SOLANO COUNTY, CA — A 57-year-old Fairfield man died as a result of a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Ledgewood, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash involving a Harley-Davidson was reported at 8:08 p.m. Saturday on Mankas Corner Road west of Ledgewood Road, CHP Spokesman David Harvey said. Witnesses said the blue Harley-Davidson was going east on Mankas Corner when it failed to negotiate a sharp right curve in the road. The motorcycle went off the road and into a trench, where it hit a concrete ledge. Multiple witnesses stopped at the scene to try and help the motorcycle rider. Harvey said the rider, a 57-year-old Fairfield man, was taken to Northbay Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The Solano County Sheriff-Coroner's Office was expected to release the rider's name once his family members were properly notified of his death.