Crash on Karen Drive at Buck Mountain Road in Nevada County, California

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM

Fatal crash1 vehicle
Reporting agency
CHP Grass Valley Area
Report number
9230-2025-00553

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Karen Drive at Buck Mountain Road
City, county
Nevada County
Collision type
Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with
Fixed Object
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 1997 Harley-Davidson Road King

Grn/Com Motorcycle

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Other Unsafe Turning
  • Driver, male, 60Restraint: Motor Bicycle Driver with Helmet. Airbag: Not Required
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22107as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

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About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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