CHP: Driver distracted by sandwich crashes near Glen Ellen

A pickup driver told officers he was trying to open a wrapped sandwich on Highway 12 near Glen Ellen when he briefly lost control and clipped the side view mirror of an oncoming motorcycle with two riders, CHP officials said.

Two ambulances took the riders — David McLean, 64, and his wife, Nancy, 63, both of Petaluma — to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital after the collision, CHP Officer Juan Leon said. They had moderate-to-minor injuries.

The collision occurred at about 1:25 p.m. Monday on Highway 12 near Trinity Road.

The driver of the Ford F-150 pickup was Anthony Magga, 33, of Petaluma, he said. Officers determined he was distracted and made an unsafe maneuver that led him to clip the motorcycle’s side view mirror, Leon said.

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