UPDATE: Memorial Services Set for Rider Killed in Motorcycle Crash Near Lake Berryessa

UPDATE: Wednesday, April 24, 6 p.m.

By Bay City News Service.

A memorial service is scheduled Friday for a Travis Air Force Base
airman who was killed Sunday afternoon in Napa County when his motorcycle
collided with a van allegedly driven by a drunken driver.

David Robert Fernandez's family decided to have his memorial service at the Twin Peaks Chapel at the base on Friday afternoon because Fernandez would have wanted it there, Travis Air Force Base Staff Sgt. Patrick Harrower said.

"His wife said the Air Force was a big part of his life and he was extremely proud of his service," Harrower said.

The memorial will take place between 2 and 3 p.m.

The crash happened at about 12:45 p.m. Sunday as Fernandez, 41, and Michael Manalo, 31, of Fairfield, were riding their Yamaha motorcycles east on state Highway 128 east of Wragg Canyon Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Jaret Paulson said.

They were passing slower traffic and were approaching an eastbound
1997 Chevrolet van driven by Austin Meade, 28, of Oakland, Paulson said.

When Meade made an unexpected left turn toward the road's north
shoulder in front of the bikers, the motorcycles broadsided the van, Paulson
said.

Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene and Manalo suffered moderate injuries. Harrower said Fernandez, who was from New York City, was close to retirement.

Meade was not injured and was booked into Napa County Jail on suspicion of DUI, Paulson said

UPDATE: Monday, April 22, 2013, 12 p.m.

By Bay City News Service

A Travis Air Force Base airman was killed when his motorcycle collided with a van allegedly driven by a drunken driver near Lake Berryessa on Sunday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

Napa County sheriff's Capt. Tracey Stuart identified the crash victim as 42-year-old Sgt. David Robert Fernandez.

Fernandez and Michael Manalo, 31, of Fairfield, were riding their Yamaha motorcycles east on state Highway 128 east of Wragg Canyon Road when
the crash happened around 12:45 p.m., CHP Officer Jaret Paulson said.

Both motorcyclists were passing traffic as they approached a 1997 Chevrolet van that was being driven east on the highway by Austin Meade, 28, of Oakland, Paulson said.

Meade turned left toward the road's north shoulder in front of the bikers and the motorcycles broadsided the van, Paulson said.

Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 p.m. Stuart said. Manalo suffered moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Paulson said.

Meade was not injured and was booked into Napa County Jail on suspicion of DUI, Paulson said.

ORIGINAL STORY: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

By Bay City News Service

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in rural Napa County this afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

At about 1:15 p.m., the CHP responded to reports of a crash involving two motorcycles near state Highway 128 and Wragg Canyon Road, south of the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area, Officer James Evans said.

One of the motorcycle riders has been pronounced dead at the scene, Evans said.

Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the crash, Evans said.