Off-duty firefighter found dead after overnight motorcycle crash on Highway 65 offramp

An off-duty South Placer firefighter-paramedic was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 65 overnight on the northbound Lincoln Boulevard offramp, authorities said Friday.

David Volk, a five-year veteran of the South Placer Fire District, died from injuries suffered in the crash, the fire agency reported in a news release. Volk was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and was awarded a Purple Heart, the agency said.

The California Highway Patrol was notified by a passer-by and responded at approximately 5:30 a.m. Friday, said Placer County CHP Officer David Martinez. The vehicle had left the road and wasn’t visible to traffic, Martinez said.

The cause is being investigated, the CHP said.

This story was originally published July 13, 2018 at 8:05 AM.