James Burleigh
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Yesterday's Chronicle:
Woman dies in motorcycle crash
A Fremont woman was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger crashed head-on with another motorcycle, California Highway Patrol officials said.
Ronda Anaya, 47, died at the scene on Altamont Pass Road in eastern Alameda County after she was thrown from a 1999 Harley-Davidson, according to the Alameda County coroner.
The driver of the motorcycle Anaya was riding on, a 53-year-old Fremont man whom police did not identify, also was thrown from the bike. He was taken by helicopter to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley with major injuries.
The crash occurred about 1:15 p.m., when Joe Silver Sr., a 43-year-old Tracy man riding his 1993 Suzuki motorcycle east on the two-lane road, tried to pass the vehicle in front of him, CHP Officer Tom Stewart said. Silver crossed the double yellow lines into the westbound lane just as he was going around a curve and collided with the Harley, Stewart said.
Silver also was thrown from his bike, but his injuries were less severe and he was treated at the scene, Stewart said. The cause of the collision is under investigation, and no one has been charged with a crime, Stewart said.
All three motorcycle riders were wearing helmets, he said.
The road, which parallels Interstate 580, was closed for almost three hours Sunday afternoon, according to the Highway Patrol.
Here's a reminder to those of us who like to carve up canyons with double-yellows: there can be grave consequences for a decision to cross that double-yellow. But if you must, make sure you have the sight distances. I've ridden behind guys who will not come off their pace when a car gets in the way, and just shoot on by even when it's in a curve. I think they must figure they can inch by. But while most of the time you "only" risk your own life, that may be your buddy with his wife on the back out for a casual ride on the cruiser whom you literally run into.
Here's the Bay Area Riders Forum (BARF) thread about it. Some words of wisdom there, and a gathering lynch party for the at-fault rider.
Jb
Woman dies in motorcycle crash
A Fremont woman was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger crashed head-on with another motorcycle, California Highway Patrol officials said.
Ronda Anaya, 47, died at the scene on Altamont Pass Road in eastern Alameda County after she was thrown from a 1999 Harley-Davidson, according to the Alameda County coroner.
The driver of the motorcycle Anaya was riding on, a 53-year-old Fremont man whom police did not identify, also was thrown from the bike. He was taken by helicopter to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley with major injuries.
The crash occurred about 1:15 p.m., when Joe Silver Sr., a 43-year-old Tracy man riding his 1993 Suzuki motorcycle east on the two-lane road, tried to pass the vehicle in front of him, CHP Officer Tom Stewart said. Silver crossed the double yellow lines into the westbound lane just as he was going around a curve and collided with the Harley, Stewart said.
Silver also was thrown from his bike, but his injuries were less severe and he was treated at the scene, Stewart said. The cause of the collision is under investigation, and no one has been charged with a crime, Stewart said.
All three motorcycle riders were wearing helmets, he said.
The road, which parallels Interstate 580, was closed for almost three hours Sunday afternoon, according to the Highway Patrol.
Here's a reminder to those of us who like to carve up canyons with double-yellows: there can be grave consequences for a decision to cross that double-yellow. But if you must, make sure you have the sight distances. I've ridden behind guys who will not come off their pace when a car gets in the way, and just shoot on by even when it's in a curve. I think they must figure they can inch by. But while most of the time you "only" risk your own life, that may be your buddy with his wife on the back out for a casual ride on the cruiser whom you literally run into.
Here's the Bay Area Riders Forum (BARF) thread about it. Some words of wisdom there, and a gathering lynch party for the at-fault rider.
Jb
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