Jazz musician Andrew Speight, who taught at San Francisco State University, was involved in fatal collision at Broadway Caltrain station in Burlingame.
BURLINGAME — A popular Bay Area jazz musician, who also taught at San Francisco State University, died when two trains struck the car he was driving on Thursday afternoon in Burlingame.
The fatal collision was reported around 1:40 p.m. Thursday near the Broadway Caltrain station in Burlingame. According to the commuter rail line, a motorist drove onto the tracks, got stuck, and was struck by a southbound train and then by a northbound train. He was born and grew up in Sydney, Australia, where he learned to play saxophone and had the chance to perform with such notable artists as Percy Heath, Nat Adderley and Benny Carter, as they toured Australia. The alto saxophonist received a good deal recognition for his work in his home country, culminating when his 1998 album, “Andrew Speight Quartet,” received an Aria Award, the Australian equivalent of a Grammy.
Many of the saxophonist’s friends and fans who heard about his death posted remembrances on Speight’s Facebook page.
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