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The California Highway Patrol logo seal badge. (California Highway Patrol via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 10/27/26 — A 40-year-old Salinas man died Sunday night on U.S. Highway 101 near Ukiah after he lost control of his motorcycle, was thrown from it and was struck by a Kia, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.

He was riding a 2019 Harley-Davidson on 101 north of Plant Road. Officers responded about 8:23 p.m., according to a CHP news release, and emergency crews pronounced him dead on the scene.

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