“My brother was one of those people where his energy, it was contagious,” Mary Gomes recalled. “He’d walk into a room; he had that about him where he’d lift peopleR…
John Mollett with fiancee Tara Clark. to dispatchers that he had spotted a southbound motorcyclist riding a black and silver Suzuki weaving in and out of traffic at speeds “probably” reaching 120 mph, headed south from near the Mar Monte Avenue exit. The driver, according to the officer, failed to yield to his lights and sirens. At 12:37 p.m., the officer reports the motorcyclist was exiting Highway 1 at Highway 129. The CHP dispatcher responds that she will notify Watsonville Police Department.
CHP officials did not disclose their prior pursuit initially, either directly to the family, they said, or in a press release issued by the agency. Gomes said it was not until three weeks after Mollett’s death that the family heard of the pursuit. Murillo later confirmed Sentinel inquiries about the prior CHP chase, although he was unable to immediately provide specific details, such as top speeds, the beginning and end times of the pursuit or the locations.
“It appears that the motorcycle was involved in a pursuit,” Murillo said. “It did not yield to our lights and sirens. We discontinued the pursuit due to safety precautions.” Gomes said she has a series of questions about the investigation that just do not add up for her and she wants to know why information is not made more transparently and consistently available to loved ones after a fatal crash. When attempting to collect her brother’s motorcycle helmet, Gomes was told that the Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office had burned all clothing that was touching Mollett’s body, including his helmet, due to biohazard risks.
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