Thursday, 03 May 2007 23:25

Motorcycle Ride Scheduled For Saturday Will Impact Local Roads Say Local Law Enforcement Officials

slide36Saturday, Amador County will see an influx of motorcyclists as the Italian Picnic grounds become the destination for the Unsung Heroes Motorcycle Ride to benefit the Special Olympics of Northern California. The ride is anticipated to generate 800 to 1000 riders which will begin from three separate points, the Harley Shop in Folsom, the new Harley Shop on Sutter Hill and a point in Stockton. The route, according to the Special Olympics is about 60 miles in length no matter what the starting point. The ride was founded in 2001 by the late Dennis "Buzz" Mazzuola, formerly deputy chief of the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office Investigations Division and a 29-year veteran of the Stockton Police Department. The ride starts at 7:30 am. Registration forms are at www.sonc.org/regions/region_ne_article2.html. According to CJP Community Outreach Officer John C Hardey and Sutter Creek Police Chief Rob Duke state that they have not been notified of the ride- but both agree that this amount of motorcyclists will casue impacts to Amador County roadways.