The first 4 months of 2007 have proven fatal on Amador County roadways with the number of fatal accidents on our local roads rising to 7 fatal accidents with 9 victims. The accident that killed a local Pioneer man occurred yesterday afternoon on Hwy. 88 at Buckhorn Ridge Road at 12:35pm. According to Officer Pat Ong’s report 49 year old George McNees was traveling on Hwy. 88 west bound at 50 mph on his 2007 Harley Davidson Motorcycle in the Buckhorn area. 74 year old James Marquis of Pioneer was traveling southbound on Buckhorn Ridge Rd. and was stopped at the intersection of Hwy. 88 in his 1994 Dodge Caravan. As McNees approached the intersection of Buckhorn Ridge Road Marquis entered the intersection directly in front of McNees path. McNees applied his brakes and attempted to stop. Marquis upon seeing McNees applied his brakes and stopped directly in front of him. McNees at that point was unable to avoid Marquis who was stopped and laid his Motorcycle onto its side. He subsequently collided with the left side of Marquis’ van and sustained major head trauma. McNees was pronounced deceased at 1:52pm at Sutter Amador Hospital.