Update: Local man dies as a result of motorcycle accident
Update posted July 19
–Glenn Paul McMahon, a 65-year-old resident from Atascadero, has died as a result of the injuries that he sustained in a motorcycle collision that occurred earlier this month, according to California Highway Patrol.
On July 10, at approximately 1 p.m., CHP was dispatched to the scene of a traffic collision that occurred on Highway 1, 100 feet north of Pico Avenue. The collision involved six motorcycles that crashed while trying to avoid a car that was slowing down in front of the motorcycles. The car was traveling in the same direction as the motorcycles, directly in front of them.
McMahon died at 2 a.m. on July 18, 2016, at Sierra Vista Hospital.
This collision is still currently under investigation by the Templeton CHP Office.
Original story posted July 12
Two North County residents seriously injured
–Six motorcycles crashed on Highway 1 in San Simeon on Sunday afternoon after a group of motorcyclists failed to notice a car preparing to run left, according to California Highway Patrol. Two North County residents were seriously injured as a result of the collision.
On Sunday at approximately 1 p.m., a group of 15 motorcycles were traveling South on Highway 1 in San Simeon near Pico Avenue. A car was traveling ahead of the group of motorcyclists and indicated that it was going to make a left hand turn. The motorcyclists reportedly did not notice the car’s turn signal or brake lights, and swerved on either side of the car; six motorcyclists lost control and crashed, according to CHP.
Involved parties were: 65-year-old Glenn Paul McMahon of Atascadero, who sustained rib fractures, a bruised lung and bleeding on the brain; 53-year-old Kathleen McMahon of Atascadero, who sustained a punctured right lung, broken ribs and abrasions on both arms; 51-year-old Matthew Brian Sumner of Atascadero, who reported pain in his leg; 47-year-old Micheal Patrick Leland of Templeton who sustained abrasions to his knee, elbow and back; and 41-year-old Gustavo Hurtato of Paso Robles and 54-year-old Jim Preston Restine, who were uninjured.
