Amador County – Authorities say a 63-year-old Oakdale woman was killed Tuesday afternoon on Highway 4 in Calaveras County when she was ejected from a motorcycle on which she was riding as a passenger.

The California Highway Patrol San Andreas Unit released details of the crash this morning, saying Marvin E. Gregory, 69, of Oakdale was driving the motorcycle, a 2004 Harley Davidson Road King, east-bound on Highway 4. Gregory was approaching a sharp right curve, just west of Pool Station Road, at approximately 45 mph. CHP said: “Due to his unsafe speed he entered the curve too fast and had to apply his brakes sharply.”

The motorcycle “began to skid and then went down on its right side.” It then “slid on its side into the west-bound lane and overturned.”

CHP said the passenger, Janet Gregory, 63, of Oakdale was ejected from the motorcycle “and sustained fatal injuries due to the collision.” Marvin Gregory sustained moderate injuries and was flown to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto.

CHP said “an initial report that a van had been involved in the accident was unfounded based on the investigation.”

Both the passenger and the driver were wearing helmets at the time of the crash, which was reported at about 2 pm Tuesday, during clear weather.

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