Motorcyclist Dies After Failing to Negotiate Curve on Highway 35

By Bay City News Service

A 26-year-old motorcyclist died when his motorcycle went off the road this afternoon along the border between Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The first call of the crash on northbound state Highway 35 about a mile south of Alpine Road came in at 12:15 p.m., according to the CHP.

CHP Officer Art Montiel said the motorcyclist was negotiating a left curve and may have been going to fast. The cyclist lost control of the bike, went onto an asphalt and gravel shoulder and then down a slope about 50
feet, Montiel said.

The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, hit several trees on the way down, Montiel said.