Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Killed in Marin Headlands Crash as SF Man

The bike went off the roadway and struck a large road sign, flipped over and traveled 10-15 feet down a hillside, Southern Marin Fire officials said.

By Bay City News Service

The Marin County coroner's office has identified a motorcyclist who died after he crashed in the Marin Headlands last week as 33-year-old Peter Joseph Labbe, of San Francisco.

Labbe was riding his motorcycle downhill on Conzelman Road and passing cars when the crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. on July 8, Southern Marin Fire Protection District Capt. Mike Martinez said.

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The bike went off the roadway about 300 yards from the southbound approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, then struck a large road sign, flipped over and traveled 10-15 feet down a hillside, Martinez said.

Labbe was in cardiac arrest when fire district medics arrived. He was taken to Marin General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Martinez said.
Marin County coroner's Lt. Keith Boyd said Labbe died at 9:37 p.m.

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