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Tuolumne County, CA — The CHP has been investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Highway 108 in the high country near Clarks Fork Road.
It happened Saturday at 1:30pm. The CHP reports that an unidentified 36-year-old Pine Grove man was riding a 2017 Aprilia motorcycle westbound when he lost control and went off the highway’s northern edge. The motorcycle traveled 40-50 feet down an embankment and hit a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is still under investigation and the rider’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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