Archive for December, 2008
El Grupo Valet Bike Parking
Any of our readers who plan on braving the 4th Ave. Street Fair should utilize the El Grupo valet bike parking corral located right next to Ordinary Bike Shop. This event will help them fund future races and equipment needs. I will be helping from 1 to 5 today, so if you are out say [...]
Read More..>>On Jose Rincon
This comment was posted to the Tucson Citizen comments page on the Glenda Rumsey trial:
My heart aches for the Rincon Family having to place baloons on the side of the road for Jose Jr’s 15th birthday. What you all need to know is for this family and all families like them, will put baloons again [...]
Glenda Rumsey convicted of manslaughter in Jose Rincon case
AZ Star article here.
Manslaughter is “recklessly causing the death of another person.” ARS 13-1103. It is a class 2 felony and good for between about four to about ten years in prison.
Update: Here is the Citizen article, which went up around 1 PM today.
–Erik Ryberg
Hit and run involving a bicyclist — do Tucson drivers get one freebie?
While mulling over why it is taking so long for a decision to made about charging the driver with leaving the scene of an accident in the El Tour case that left local cyclist Gary Stuebe in a coma, I got to thinking about the Jennifer Henderson case from earlier this year.
Ms. Henderson struck a [...]
Closing arguments expected this afternoon in Glenda Rumsey trial
If you want to go, the trial is in Judge Fields’s courtroom at the Superior Courthouse, the big one on the corner of Church and Congress. Don’t bring anything that could possibly be construed as a weapon and also clear your bike bag of any of those CO2 cartridges many carry to inflate tires.
An [...]
Still no decision to charge El Tour hit and run driver
I don’t understand the hold up here. The guy obviously left the scene of an accident. But the Daily Star is reporting that the Pima County Attorney’s Office still has not made a determination on whether to charge him. Odd. (The driver critically injured one rider, Gary Stuebe).
Meanwhile, Scott Blanchard is circulating [...]
“Simply incorrect and unfounded.”
The Pima County Attorney has just e-mailed local bicycling industry professional and bike advocate Scott Blanchard to tell him that all is well in the world of bike enforcement in Tucson. She said:
Please know that my office takes [the El Tour] case, as well as all other vehicular cases, including those in which cyclists are [...]
Here’s the Salazar police report for your review
Several people have asked me for a copy of the police report from the Leonard Salazar case, below.
Here it is. (pdf).
–Erik Ryberg
Girls Bike Out Tomorrow!
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to make the GBO lately because I have been driving the bike cab, but it’s been goin’ strong. Here is a message is from the Girls Bike Out facebook page:
Saturday, December 6th, 6:00pm @ Time Market (University and 3rd Ave.)
LADIES, after our first frosty December ride, we will celebrate with [...]
Driver investigates damage to his car after striking bicyclist and then leaves the scene — but it isn’t who you think
As a continuing public service announcement regarding our status as a potential platinum-rated bicycling city, Lauren and I offer you the story of Leonard Salazar. (And Leonard — if you are reading this, please call me — (520) 622-3333).
On August 4 of this year Mr. Salazar was lawfully riding his bike southbound on Campbell [...]