Fourteen-year old bicyclist killed in Tucson Saturday night; friend injured
Uncategorized January 13th, 2008
Another story here. Seems the two were riding on the side of the road and struck from behind.
Our condolences to the family and friends of the young rider.
–Erik Ryberg
January 14th, 2008 at 7:01 am
I would be interested in hearing your take on the quote from the azstarnet.com story: “Robinson said it is not known whether either teen was wearing a helmet at the time” and why the reporter felt it necessary to point this out, but say nothing of the police report that the driver left the scene, only to return later.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I know. It’s depressing. Would a helmet have made any difference at all? I’ve written on this subject before — it’s more carhead, actually, finding anything that may implicate the cyclist no matter how silly it is. And as you say, overlooking the driver’s actions.
-ER