A 71 YEAR-OLD LOS GATOS MAN DIED TODAY AS THE RESULT OF A CRASH ON GRANITE CREEK ROAD. THAT 1 P-M ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR BLAIR RANCH ROAD WHEN THE NORTHBOUND 71 YEAR-OLD MOTORCYCLIST, AND A SOUTHBOUND 43 YEAR-OLD SANTA CRUZ MAN DRIVING A 2005 FORD CRASHED. GRANITE CREEK ROAD RE-OPENED JUST AFTER 3 P-M, ALTHOUGH C.H.P. OFFICERS WERE STILL ON-SCENE FOR A WHILE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, TRAFFIC WAS DIVERTED ONTO VINE HILL ROAD.