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Update: CHP identifies man who died in motorcycle accident near Pozo 

Update posted March 8, 5 p.m.:

–The California Highway Patrol has released updated information about the motorcycle crash that occurred near Pozo Sunday afternoon. CHP has identified the deceased as 38-year-old Fredrick Witherspoon of Paso Robles.

On Sunday at approximately 2:50 p.m., Witherspoon was astride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, traveling westbound Pozo Road east of River Road at a reportedly high rate of speed. As he entered a right curve he failed to properly negotiate the curve in the roadway. He drove onto the south shoulder and continued in a westerly direction, while on the shoulder. He was still astride the motorcycle as it collided with a t-post and barbed wire fence. Witherspoon then continued through the barbed wire fence where he and the motorcycle collided with a dirt pasture, sliding in a westerly direction for approximately 75 feet before coming to rest.

Alcohol and/or drugs have not been ruled out as a contributing factor to this collision, according to CHP.


Original story posted March 8, 7 a.m.

Report: One person dies in solo motorcycle crash near Pozo Sunday

CHP-is law enforcement enforcing quarantine–One person is dead after a motorcycle accident that occurred Sunday near Pozo, according to a report by KSBY.

Emergency crews reportedly responded to the scene of a single motorcycle crash near the intersection of W Pozo Rd. and Hi Mountain Lookout Rd. around 3 p.m. Sunday. The driver slid out and lost control just down the road from the Pozo Saloon, the report says.

Officials said the reporting party attempted CPR on the motorcyclist before paramedics arrived on the scene, however, life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the motorcyclist was pronounced dead on the scene.

The California Highway Patrol is reportedly investigating the incident and is expected to release more information early this week.

No further details are available at this time.

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