Tuesday, May 22, 2012

La Honda - motorcycle accidents, two lives cut short


Rural La Honda
Be careful out there.... Douglas Welch of Pacifica died Sunday, Gary Jaehne of Scotts Valley died Saturday in separate motorcycle accidents on remote La Honda area roads.  
The myth of immortality

"The Pacifica man who died Sunday after his motorcycle collided with a San Jose driver on a remote stretch of San Mateo County road was identified as Douglas Welch, authorities said Tuesday." (age 45).

... "It was the second fatal crash in two days on the hard-to-reach county road. Gary Jaehne, 57, of Scotts Valley died Saturday after his motorcycle veered off the pavement near Pescadero Creek and Loma Mar roads, police said."  San Mateo County Times/Joshua Melvin, 5/22/12. "Pacifica man killed in collision with San Jose driver."  Read Article.
Local biker friendly saloon 

"..Gary Jaehne, a competitive motorcycle racer and safety instructor who would regularly take joyrides through the Peninsula mountain passes.

....  Douglas Welch's accident occured "near Alpine Road. An unidentified Harley Davidson rider veered left, across the center line, and struck a Lotus that was heading west, according to the CHP. The rider was ejected from his motorcycle and suffered major injuries. At that time he "succumbed to his injuries "  Half Moon Bay Review/Staff, 5/21/12, "Two dead in South Coast crashes". Read Article. 

Related accountsSan Mateo Daily Journal/Bay City News Service, 5/22/12. .


Posted by Kathy Meeh

2 comments:

JediRockk said...

I went to school with Doug, we were never close but got to hang out with him once and thought he's a cool guy. You see Doug was tall 6'3 - 6 '4 blonde haired Viking looking guy in his black motorcycle jacket. I met him at Westborough Jr. High and we both graduated from So. S.F High I know all his friends will miss him. My condolences to the Welch family.

Lionel Emde said...

A terrible tragedy, Doug was my neighbor, and a good guy. Deepest condolences to his family.