Frank Capelli, Highway 9 Motorcop

Frank Capelli, Highway 9 Motorcop

By Scott Tucker By the early 1900s, cars were becoming the predominant source of transportation in the San Lorenzo Valley. Back then, Highway 9 was a gravel road. There were few, if any, guardrails. The road was hazardous but horse and buggy and lumber wagons could not drive with much speed. With the automobile comes danger. In 1910, motorcop Frank Capelli began patrolling Highway 9 through Felton on his motorcycle. Frank was born in 1886 in Fel…