Willits man dies in motorcycle crash

The motorcycle ran off the highway, down an embankment and hit a tree, according to the CHP.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

The CHP is investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a rider Monday night on Highway 101 north of Willits.

The rider was Willits resident Michael Shaw, 69, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.

Shaw was riding south on the highway near Underpass Road when his Suzuki veered off the lane, the CHP said. The bike ran down an embankment and hit a tree.

The man’s body was found Monday just before 8 p.m. What time he crashed wasn’t known, the CHP said.

An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com.

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