A Lakeport man died after his SUV went down an embankment near a Lake County recreation area. Sixty-four year-old William Sappington was driving alone on a trail in the Cow Mountain Recreation Area Saturday morning when his SUV went off the trail near Scotts Creek Road. The SUV overturned several times and Sappington was ejected from the vehicle. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time. Sappington died at the scene. CHP are still investigating the cause of the crash but have said that drugs or alcohol do not appear to be involved.