Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Injured in Highway 101 Crash

Lanes were shut down for about half hour Sunday afternoon.

Two lanes of southbound Highway 101 were blocked in San Rafael when a motorcyclist crashed Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.

At 5:28 p.m., the first report was made about a motorcyclist on the ground and his bike blocking one lane near Andersen Drive, CHP officer Ralph Caggiano said. Two left lanes were blocked as CHP officers and a rescue crew arrived.

The rider complained of injuries to his right side and right leg and was transported to Marin General Hospital by a San Rafael Fire Department medical crew. One fire official said the man needed X-rays and his injuries were not known.

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The middle lane was reopened at 5:50 p.m. and the fast lane was opened at 5:58 p.m., Caggiano said.

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