A man riding a scooter was killed on Highway 299 near Fall River Mills Monday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly after 5 O’clock the 69-year-old man was westbound on Pit One Grade at around 40 miles an hour when his Honda scooter left the road on a curve and hit a ditch. The man was ejected and ran into an embankment. He was wearing a full helmet but he was badly injured and was declared dead shortly after arriving at Mayers Memorial Hospital.
-Steve Gibson