ATV rider dies after crashing into wall of Turlock-area market, CHP reports
A man riding an all-terrain vehicle died after crashing into the wall of a building south of Turlock on Monday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash occurred about 3:50 p.m. at South First and H streets in an unincorporated part of Stanislaus County, according to a CHP news release.
The rider of a 1986 Honda three-wheeler had been going north on First at high speed when he lost his right tire and rim, CHP Modesto office spokesman Officer Thomas Olsen said. That caused him to lose control, and he struck the wall of a market, Olsen said. He was not wearing a Department of Transportation-approved helmet.
The rider, 41-year-old Randy Lovitt of Delhi, was treated at the scene and taken by American Medical Response ambulance to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, where he was pronounced dead.
The news release said it has yet to be determined if the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
This story was originally published December 1, 2020 at 6:28 AM.
