Obituaries

Sonoma County Motorcyclist Found Dead Off Geysers Road: CHP

A jogger discovered the Harley-Davidson rider's body and called authorities.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A motorcycle rider was found dead Sunday off Geysers Road in
unincorporated Sonoma County north of Cloverdale city limits, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said Monday.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office identified him as Kent Gladden, 60, of Cloverdale.

It appears Gladden drove a 2000 Harley-Davidson off the road on a curve and 50 feet down an embankment, CHP Officer David deRutte said. A jogger on Geysers Road saw Gladden's body and called the CHP around 10 a.m. Sunday.

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Gladden's body was not visible from the road, and the crash could have happened on Saturday, deRutte said.

— Bay City News Service

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