26 September 2013, at approx. 5:47 pm, emergency personnel
responded to the area of Stockton Road and Ponderosa Way, for a reported
vehicle vs. motorcycle accident with injuries.
During the investigation it was determined that Michael Cowley,
51 of Sonora, was westbound on Stockton Road, on his Honda XR650
motorcycle, when Katherine Allen, 42 of Sonora, pulled out from a
private driveway in front of Cowley, in her Chevy Suburban.
Cowley didn’t have time to react when Allen pulled out in front
of him, and he struck the side of Allen’s vehicle. The force of the
collision spun Allen’s vehicle around in the roadway and ejected Cowley
from his motorcycle.
Cowley suffered numerous broken bones front both colliding with
Allen’s vehicle and the pavement. Cowley was transported to Sonora
Regional Medical Center by ambulance.
