1 November 2014, at approx. 5:30 pm, emergency personnel responded to
the area of the 400 block of S. Washington Street regarding a reported
vehicle vs. pedestrian accident.
When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they located 46 year
old Sean Boles of Sonora, lying in the roadway. Boles was unconscious
and was bleeding from his head. He was transported to Sonora Regional
Medical Center by ambulance; then was later flown to Modesto Memorial
Hospital for treatment. Boles suffered major head trauma as a result of
the accident.
During the investigation into this matter, it was determined
that Boles, who had been drinking, was riding a bicycle on the raised
sidewalk, located on the west side of the 400 block of S. Washington
Street. Then for some unknown reason, Boles rode the bicycle off the
raised sidewalk, causing him to land on his head in the traffic lane.
Boles was not wearing a bicycle helmet at the time of the accident.