Archive for the 'fatality' Category
“Bike riders–get out of my way.”
The comments section to the Tucson Citizen article on George Goode, Jr. has hit a new low. Commenters kicked it off with this post:
Another Tucson no-brainer dead.
Was he ticketed for not wearing a helmet postumously? Was he ticketed for
not crossing the street/intersection properly, postumously? I GUESS HE JUST
THOUGHT HE WAS A CAR, JUST [...]
Did you know Kevin Robinson-Barajas?
More is emerging on this young man. The AZ Star now reports:
Robinson-Barajas was remembered at school Friday as an “affable young man” who was well-liked and had lots of friends. His interests included playing guitar and physics.
His student identification picture describes Kevin perfectly, according to his global studies teacher Robin Batty.
Donning a tie-dye shirt [...]
Tucson sophomore was “right hooked” and pulled under wheel of bus
The AZ Star has an update. The victim was 15-year-old Kevin Robinson-Barajas, who was riding his bicycle to school. He was southbound on Mountain when the bus made a right turn and he was dragged under the rear wheel.
Our consolations to his family and friends. This is such a terrible tragedy for [...]
Teen bicyclist hit and killed by schoolbus in Tucson
Not much news on it yet, other than this article in the Citizen. Looks like it happened on Mountain Avenue.
–Erik Ryberg
Another Tucson bicycle fatality
And it was a hit and run. The victim’s name was Kyle Wassenaar. He was 50 years old. The article is here.
He was riding across Mission at West Irvington Place when he was struck by a small red sportscar, which fled the scene.
Our deepest condolences to his friends and family.
–Erik Ryberg
Amen, brother!
Emiliano just posted to an older story about the L.A. doctor who has been arrested for slamming on his brakes and assaulting two cyclists. I wanted to put Emiliano’s posting out where everyone would see it. I sometimes get accused (perhaps because I am an attorney?) of always siding with the cyclist no matter [...]
Read More..>>“So many lives have been ruined”
Jose Rincon Sr., the father of young Jose Rincon, has become an eloquent and oft-quoted figure in this whole terrible affair. The Glenda Rumsey story was on the front page today, slightly modified from yesterday’s web posting, and includes a comment by him in answer to a question of why he was sobbing as [...]
Read More..>>More emerges on Charles Nystrom, but not on the accident
Several people have emailed me to tell me that they suspect there is more to this story than we are getting. Why would an experienced bicycle commuter run in front of a pickup? I want to see the police report to learn exactly where he was trying to cross Tanque Verde and where [...]
Read More..>>Charles W. Nystrom, 54
The police have identified the man killed on his bicycle in Tucson last night as Charles Nystrom. Tucson Citizen article here.
I’m just going to let the first three comments on the article do the talking.
1. Comment by A C. (Apstudent34) — August 15,2008 @ 1:20PM
charles was my enviromental science [...]
Tucson bicyclist killed near Udall Park
The story is pretty spare, but says the cyclist rode directly into the path of an oncoming truck. The driver was not cited.
The comments section is dominated by complaints that cyclists don’t get enough tickets and the police should not have shut down the road and blocked traffic in order to investigate the cyclist’s [...]