A 57 YEAR-OLD WELL-KNOWN MOTORCYCLE RACER, SAFETY INSTRUCTOR, AND MOTORCYCLISTS’ MENTOR HAS DIED. SCOTTS VALLEY RESIDENT GARY JAEHNE WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE BETWEEN PESCARDERO AND LA HONDA ON PESCADERO CREEK ROAD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE AND WENT 70 FEET FEET DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. ALTHOUGH HE WAS CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING WHEN HE WAS FOUND BY RESCUERS, HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD A SHORT TIME LATER AFTER BEING AIR-LIFTED TO STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER.
