Davey G. Johnson, Auto and Moto Journalist, Disappears on a Motorcycle Trip

Davey G. Johnson, Auto and Moto Journalist, Disappears on a Motorcycle Trip

We need your help to find Davey.

UPDATE: Johnson remains missing. Search-and-rescue teams are preparing to resume the search on Monday morning. Friends of Johnson have set up a GoFundMe page to support Calaveras County Search and Rescue which is the volunteer arm the Calaveras County Sheriff, which is leading this search. We’ve embedded below a CBS This Morning piece about the search for Johnson.

We need your support, friends. Davey G. Johnson was one of the most respected writers in the industry and was reported missing by Northern California.

Davey was on his way back to Sacramento, California from Mammoth, California, along California Route 49, when he vanished. Friends and colleagues have posted on social media that Davey disappeared around 02:00 on Wednesday June 5, 2019. He was riding a black Honda CBR1000R motorcycle with the manufacturer plate 3421. His last ping was at 08:00 in Amador County.

Davey G. Johnson, Auto and Moto Journalist, Disappears on a Motorcycle Trip

Police found the bike just after midnight on Saturday, July 8, 2019 at a rest stop for motorcycles off Rt. 49. Davey, his phone, laptop, and backpack were all missing. Authorities have located all of Davey’s belongings except his wallet near the river and are now gathering information about his cell-phone carrier to help them further. Anyone who sees Davey, or has information about Davey, should call the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office (209) 754-6500.

Let’s find Davey, and get him safely home. If you are located in California, Rt. 49, please keep an eye out for any signs of trouble and call the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office if you have any information.