Scotts Valley man dies in accident
• Gilroy – A Scotts Valley man died this weekend after crashing
his motorcycle at Tenth Street and Uvas Drive.
John Segal, 61, died at 12:55am Sunday from injuries sustained
in the Saturday morning crash. No other vehicles were involved.
Scotts Valley man dies in accident
• Gilroy – A Scotts Valley man died this weekend after crashing his motorcycle at Tenth Street and Uvas Drive.
John Segal, 61, died at 12:55am Sunday from injuries sustained in the Saturday morning crash. No other vehicles were involved.
Segal was driving westbound on Tenth Street at 11:17am and was unable to negotiate a right-hand curve where the street becomes Uvas Drive and follows the levee, said Gilroy police Sgt. Kurt Svardal.
“We’re still trying to determine what the cause of the crash is,” Svardal said. “Speed could have played a factor, but it doesn’t look like there was extreme speed. (It could) have simply been inattention, didn’t realize the road curves like that because he’s not from the area.”
Segal was airlifted with major injuries to a Bay Area trauma center.
GPD’s Major Accident Investigation Team is continuing to investigate. Anyone with information about this incident may contact Gilroy police at 846-0350.
Police looking for hit-an-run driver
• Gilroy – A Los Banos man was injured in a three-car rear-end accident on U.S. Highway 152 east of Gilroy Friday evening, and police are looking for one of the drivers, who fled the scene.
The injured driver, 39, was driving a 1989 Ford Probe eastbound on Pacheco Pass Highway east of Holsclaw Road at 5:58pm Friday, when traffic in front of him stopped. He collided with a 1989 Chevy pick-up driven by a 50-year-old Hollister man, according to the California Highway Patrol. That pick-up collided with a Mazda pick-up in front of it.
The Los Banos man was transported to Saint Louise Regional Hospital with moderate head injuries. A passenger in the Ford, and the other drivers, were not injured.
CHP officers are looking for the driver of that truck as being involved in a hit-and-run accident. The Mazda pick-up was described as having an Enterprise Car Rental decal on the bumper.
Escapee turns himself in
• Morgan Hill – A 16-year-old Boys Ranch inmate who escaped Thursday night is back in custody, but this time in Juvenile Hall in San Jose.
Bill Fu, public information officer for the Santa Clara County Probation Department, said Monday that the teen had turned himself in at 4:20pm on Friday afternoon.
The inmate escaped from the William F. James Ranch on Malaguerra Avenue in east Morgan Hill, while inmates – ranging in age from 15 to 18 – were walking to the empty Holden Ranch facility adjacent to the property. During the walk a fight broke out between the 16-year-old and a 17-year-old inmate. After the fight, the 16-year-old escaped from the ranch. There were no weapons involved and no one was seriously injured in the fight.
After a series of escapes earlier this year, the James F. William’s Boys Ranch in eastern Morgan Hill has remained relatively quiet as county supervisors struggled to find ways to keep the inmates from fleeing the facility. Last week’s escape was the first in about a month.
Race benefits Art Center
• Gilroy – A 5K and 10K race and walk at Bonfante Gardens, Saturday, will benefit the planned Arts Center in Gilroy. Entry fee includes a Bonfante Gardens ticket and Reek Run T-Shirt. Day of race registration at 6:45 to 7:30am costs $25. Start time 8am.
‘Aladdin Jr.’ ends this weekend
• Morgan Hill – The final shows of the South Valley Civic Theatre children’s show Aladdin Jr. are Friday and Saturday at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse. Show times are 8pm Friday and 2pm Saturday.
Adults are $15, children, students and seniors are $12. Tickets are available at Morgan Hill Community Center, Booksmart in Morgan Hill, Gilroy Visitors Bureau.
Details: www.svct.org or (408) 842-SHOW.
Film festival seeking entries
• Morgan Hill – Poppy Jasper Film Festival is accepting entries of short films in a variety of genres for the second Poppy Jasper Film Festival Nov. 11 to 13.
Submissions are taken only from California residents or students enrolled in California schools. Films must be no more than 30 minutes in length.
Categories include: drama, documentary, music, comedy and open. The latter is meant to encompass all avant-garde films that defy traditional classification. The Morgan Hill Experience category features films that focus on the people, history or environment of the festival host city.
Deadline fis Aug. 1. Early entries are encouraged. There is a late deadline of Aug. 15 but with an additional fee.
Standard entry fee is $30 ($10 for students). Late submissions are $50 ($15 for students). Details: www.poppyjasperfilmfest.org.
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