BLUE LAKES — On Sunday at approximately 10:05 a.m. Paul Ruggirello, 33, of Plumas Lake was driving his 2004 Chrysler Pacifica westbound on Highway 20, slowing to make a left turn into the Blue Lakes Lodge.
Ruggirello failed to see a 2008 Honda motorcycle ridden by Milo Manley, 58, of Ashland Ore.
Ruggirello turned directly into the path of Manley causing the motorcycle to strike the front of the Chrysler.
Manley was ejected from the Honda and sustained major injuries. He was airlifted by REACH to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, with a fractured left leg, left wrist and right ankle.
Ruggirello and his passenger Autumn Ruggirello, 31, also of Plumas Lake were not injured in the collision.
One-way traffic control was in effect at the scene for approximately one hour.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision, which is under investigation by Officer Erich Paarsch.
