For the second time in less than a week, a motorcyclist died April 19 in a traffic collision at the intersection of Leavesley and Holsclaw roads in Gilroy, according to authorities.
About 9:05 p.m., a Honda Accord was traveling northbound on Holsclaw Road, just south of Leavesley Road when the driver came to a stop at the intersection of the two roads, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol. At the same time, a 62-year-old Los Banos man riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Leavesley Road.
As the motorcycle approached the intersection of Holsclaw Road at an unknown rate of speed, the Honda proceeded from the stop sign directly into the path of the motorcyclist on Leavesley Road, according to police.
The motorcycle collided into the left front fender of the Honda, which was driven by a 17-year-old Morgan Hill man. A 14-year-old passenger was also in the Honda. Fire and emergency personnel responded to the scene, where the motorcyclist was pronounced dead after paramedics attempted first-aid, police said. The motorcyclist has not been identified.
Police do not think alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision. An investigation into the accident is ongoing. Just five days earlier, on April 15, Richard “Ricky” Luciano Martinez, 53 of Gilroy, died after he collided with a vehicle at the same intersection.
Martinez was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Leavesley Road when a 2000 Ford traveling westbound turned directly in front of him onto Holsclaw Road, according to police. Martinez was pronounced dead at the hospital, after he was transported from the scene, police said. Anyone with information about either of the fatal accidents can call CHP at (408) 848-2324.
