Subject: Another AZ biking fatality. This is from the AZ Republic this AM...
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1214brk-fatal14-ON.html
I have 2 comments:
1. We just had a ride of silence in Gilbert/Mesa this past weekend to make people more aware of riders and to remember the death of a fellow cyclist.
2. Illegal immigration and unlicensed drivers...
Grrrr - that really irks me.
Driver without license fatally hits bicyclist
Senta Scarborough
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 14, 2006 08:32 AM
A woman driving without a license and insurance struck 30-year-old bicyclist riding on a sidewalk Wednesday night, killing him, police said.
The 25-year-old woman was driving a Ford Expedition turning right from a private drive in the 600 block of West Broadway Road and hit the bicyclist who was riding on the north sidewalk just after 6 p.m. , Mesa police Sgt. Chuck Trapani said. The woman didn't have a driver's license but had a Mexican identification card, officials said
The victim, a Mexican national, was taken to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborne where he was later pronounced dead. Police have contacted the Mexican Consulate to notify the victim's family.
Trapani said impairment is not believed to be a factor in the crash. The investigation is ongoing. Traffic-related citations may be pending.
The incident brings Mesa's traffic fatalities this year to 47 fatalities in 44 wrecks. There were a record 67 fatalities in the city in 2005.
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