MOKELUMNE HILL – A Sacramento man riding a motorcycle died in a crash on Highway 26 near Mokelumne Hill on Thursday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said. 

John Perreault, an 80-year-old man from Sacramento, was riding his motorcycle and came to a stop on northbound Jesus Maria Road at a stop sign at Highway 26. 

The CHP said Perreault failed to wait for traffic to clear on Highway 26 and made a left turn onto the highway, directly in front of a vehicle heading east. 

Perreault was ejected from his motorcycle and died at the scene, the CHP said. 

DUI is not suspected to be a factor in the crash.  

Mokelumne Hill is about 55 miles southeast of Sacramento.