Bad news... Rider death in Sonoma/Marin

[ROBsS4R]

More coverage:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13010517

The crash is under investigation, but the preliminary indications are that Belford, 45, allowed the van to drift out of his lane and into the path of the motorcycle, said CHP Officer E.K. Donis.

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[Michael Moore]

The crash is under investigation, but the preliminary indications are that Belford, 45, allowed the van to drift out of his lane and into the path of the motorcycle, said CHP Officer E.K. Donis.

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I'm not that surprised. That road has at least a couple of tricky downhill right-handers. But it sounds like the guy was local, so he should have been used to the road. The part that seems suspicious is where the original report said  that he'd admitted to drinking, but wasn't "legally drunk".

[rafa]

RIP.

[somegirl]

 

[MendoDave]

I'm glad I don't know the guy. I'm tired of people I know dying. Anyway it sucks none the less..

[Juan]

   RIP...! 

[red baron]

Japay said Belford had consumed some alcohol but was not legally intoxicated. He was not arrested.

Why was he not charged?

Driving a company vehicle to boot he should also have lost his job.

[ducati_tim]

I feel for those who miss him now.

It is another reminder that our hold on life is tenuous.