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A Campbell man was killed Thursday while riding his motorcycle on northbound state Highway 85 in Mountain View when he collided with a minivan in front of him, a California Highway Patrol official said Friday.
Larry Gene Baughman, 62, was riding just south of El Camino Real shortly after 11:15 a.m. Thursday on a 2012 Honda motorcycle when traffic slowed in front of him, according to the CHP.
Baughman collided with the back of a 2005 Toyota Minivan driven by a Cupertino resident.
He was transported to Stanford Hospital, where he died of injuries sustained in the collision, according to the CHP.
Drugs and alcohol do not appear to have been factors in this collision, CHP officials said.
Any witnesses to this collision are asked to call Officer Marc Thomas at (650) 369-6261.
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Rest in peace
a little crazy to ride a motorbike in such congested area with a bunch of people that don’t know how to drive.
I got rid of my Motorbike a long time ago, life is to short for such a thrill gamble.
Traffic on 85 North at that time of day is minimal – however, many times cars pull IN FRONT of the car/s in front of you and that causes a chain reaction, often leaving a driver with no where to go, OR a driver can momentarily turn their head to the side to look for another lane, and before they know it, everyone is slamming on their brakes…. it can happen to ANYONE, not just motorcyclists. If riding a motor cycle wasn’t a “reasonable risk” insurance companies wouldn’t insure motorcycles. People die in car collisions, private plane crashes, and ski accidents all the time. May he rest in peace and condolences to the family.