Scott Robert Dougall

Three years ago today, my mom called me at work and informed me that one of my high school/college friends had just died in a motorcycle accident that morning. My reaction: complete shock and numbness throughout my body. Tears could not be suppressed and my heart was broken when I thought about his parents. It's not normal to loose a son at the age of 26.

As the day passed I became desperate for information. I started to browse the web but my results were limited as the accident had not happened that long ago. I did manage to stumble across a brief article from the Orange County Register which I saved to my personal files. Below is the article I found:

"Motorcycle fatality backs up 91 Freeway this morning
SigAlert shuts down all westbound lanes except carpool at State College
Blvd.

BY SPENCER KALLICK
The Orange County Register

ANAHEIM – A SigAlert was issued this morning for the westbound Riverside (91) Freeway at State College Boulevard after a motorcycle rider was fatally struck by a big rig, authorities said.

Preliminary investigations report that the victim fell from the motorcycle and was hit by the big rig at about 7:35 a.m., California Highway Patrol officer Rolf Trondsen said.

All lanes on the westbound freeway except the carpool lane were closed, backing traffic to Lakeview Avenue. The SigAlert was canceled at 10:40 a.m., Trondsen said.

FREEWAY FATAL: Troy Kewiliian, tow-truck driver for Arches towing, pours absorbent material on oil spilled from a motorcycle this morning during a fatal accident on the westbound Riverside (91) Freeway."

It was a very tragic and unexpected death. It's been 3 years and I still think about Scott regularly. He will forever be missed.

To all of Scott's family: my thoughts and prayers are always with you.