COBB, Calif. – A local man died Tuesday evening as the result of an ATV crash.

Samuel Douglas Murphy, 26, of Cobb, was the victim of the crash, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, which handled the coroner's case.

According to a California Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.

Murphy was riding a Yamaha ATV alone and without a helmet, traveling northbound on Gifford Springs Road south of Tanya Terrace, at an undetermined high rate of speed, the CHP reported.

He was traveling uphill and drove straight through a right curve in the road. The CHP said Murphy went off the roadway and collided with a cluster of trees along the east shoulder.

Murphy sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.

The CHP report said alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the collision.

Officer Adam Garcia is investigating the incident.

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