The following is from a news article. John has been a very close friend of mine for many years. We went to highschool together, played football together, worked together. He will be missed. This is a reminder to all of you to be careful. You don't want to leave your friends behind.
"An Issaquah man died Friday night while riding in a jeep on a popular trail off State Route 97 north of Ellensburg.
John Gary Danklefsen, 25, was riding with Thomas Zylstra, also 25, when the vehicle left the muddy road and rolled. The scene was near milepost 154.3.
Both occupants belonged to a jeep club camping near Liberty. Preliminary cause of death is blunt force trauma, Kittitas County Undersheriff Clayton Myers said in a news release issued early this morning. He said there was no indication of alcohol or drugs at the scene.
The area surrounding the accident is extremely muddy this time of year and popular with four-wheel enthusiasts."
"An Issaquah man died Friday night while riding in a jeep on a popular trail off State Route 97 north of Ellensburg.
John Gary Danklefsen, 25, was riding with Thomas Zylstra, also 25, when the vehicle left the muddy road and rolled. The scene was near milepost 154.3.
Both occupants belonged to a jeep club camping near Liberty. Preliminary cause of death is blunt force trauma, Kittitas County Undersheriff Clayton Myers said in a news release issued early this morning. He said there was no indication of alcohol or drugs at the scene.
The area surrounding the accident is extremely muddy this time of year and popular with four-wheel enthusiasts."