Motorcycle Fatality

NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION

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DECEDENT'S NAME:  Nicholas John Astle       &n bsp;  CASE #: C-1233-08
CITY OF RESIDENCE: Bakersfield      &n bsp;   AGE: 20 Years
TYPE OF CASE: Traffic Fatality
DATE OF INCIDENT: 05/31/2008      &nb sp;   TIME: 1450 Hours
LOCATION: Poso Flat Road, 2 miles east of Granite Road, Glennville, CA
DATE OF DEATH: 05/31/2008      &nb sp;  TIME: 1741 Hours
PLACE OF DEATH: Kern Medical Center Emergency Room
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: California Highway Patrol

Details: The decedent was the helmeted operator of a motorcycle traveling westbound on Poso Flat Road.  The decedent veered into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with an SUV.  The decedent was airlifted to Kern Medical Center where he later died.