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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A Lakeport man died Wednesday night as the result of a motorcycle crash in the south county.
Bruce Knoles, 50, was mortally injured in the crash, which occurred just after 5 p.m. on Butts Canyon Road near Middletown.
The California Highway Patrol said Knoles was riding his 1999 Harley-Davidson eastbound on Butts Canyon Road at an unknown speed attempting to negotiate a left curve. At the time he was with about half a dozen other motorcyclists.
For unknown reasons Knoles exited the north shoulder of Butts Canyon Road and was ejected from the motorcycle, the CHP said. Knoles struck a milepost marker and wood fence and was unresponsive at the scene.
Knoles was flown by REACH to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at approximately 11:58 p.m. Wednesday, the CHP reported.
Knoles was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision and drugs and alcohol are not suspected in this collision, according to the CHP.
Officer Mark Crutcher is investigating the collision.