Covelo man dies after ATV overturns on Mendocino County dirt road

The man was trying to drive down a steep portion of Mexico Ridge Road and missed a “sharp” curve, the California Highway Patrol said.|
MADISON SMALSTIG
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Covelo man died Sunday night after he lost control of an all-terrain vehicle and went off a dirt road in northern Mendocino County, authorities said.

Episanio Rodriguez Vizcarra, 34, was navigating a 2005 Polaris Sportsman northbound down a steep portion of Mexico Ridge Road about 7:30 p.m. when he missed a “sharp” curve, California Highway Patrol Jonathan Clevenger said.

He was thrown from the ATV as it went off the road and overturned down an embankment just south of Mendocino Pass Road.

Vizcarra was pronounced dead at the scene.

CHP is investigating the cause of the collision.

You can reach Staff Writer Madison Smalstig at madison.smalstig@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @madi.smals.

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