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Police cruiser kills bicyclist
On Mar 9, 10:15*pm, wrote:
# Subject: Two bicylists killed by deputy on Stevens Cayon Road #http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728 # *Two bicyclists struck and killed by sheriff's vehicle in Cupertino # By Leslie Griffy Mercury News ?subject=San # Jose Mercury News: Two bicyclists struck and killed by sheriff's # vehicle in Cupertino Article Launched: 03/09/2008 12:21:11 PM PDT # * *Click photo to enlarge *http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/a...gallery.jsp?ar.... # A group of Santa Clara County Sheriff's investigators gather on Stevens # Canyon Road... (Josie Lepe) # * *- « http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728?nclick_check=1# * * * * * * * * # * *- 1 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728?nclick_check=1# # * *- 2 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728?nclick_check=1# # * *- 3 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728?nclick_check=1# # * *- 4 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728?nclick_check=1# # * *- » http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8513728?nclick_check=1# * * * * * * * * # Two bicyclists were killed when a Santa Clara County sheriff's # patrol car crossed the double-yellow line on Stevens Canyon Road in # Cupertino and hit a group of riders shortly before 10:30 # a.m. Sunday. # The crash on a beautiful Sunday morning left the local cycling # community as the sheriff's department shaken. # "It's just horrible," said Mike Riepe of San Jose, after hauling his # mountain bike up a trail near the crash site. # The opportunities for hill climbing and downhill coasting along # Stevens Canyon make the road tempting for cyclists. So on Sunday # morning four cyclists training for an event decided to give the # hills a shot. The group collided with the deputy's car while the # deputy was on a routine patrol in the area, Sgt. Don Morrissey said. # Coming around a corner, near a straight-away, the deputy # accidentally crossed the center line and struck the group. He called # for help and immediately began CPR on one of the fallen cyclists, # Morrissey said. # Two cyclists, a 29-year-old San Francisco man and a 30-year-old # Oakland woman, died. A 20-year-old man was seriously injured, CHP # officer Todd Thibodeau said. The fourth rider was not hurt. # Sunday's accident rattled the whole department, Morrissey said. The # deputy involved in the crash will be placed on administrative leave # until the investigation is complete. He's been on the force for # about a year and half. # "He's taking it very hard," Morrissey said. "The whole department is # saddened." # Fatal crashes are rare for the sheriff's department, even though # deputies often drive as many as 200 miles in a single shift, # Morrissey said. # The last fatal crash involving a sheriff's patrol car happened in # 1994, when a deputy trying to keep a suspect from running struck and # killed the man near the intersection of West San Carlos and Bascom # Avenue. The deputy was cleared of wrongdoing. # On a good weekend, thousands of cyclists cruise the winding road # leading to Stevens Creek Reservoir, said cyclist Steve Paterson, 49, # of Cupertino, as he was turned away from a road block near Ricardo # Road set up because of the crash. # "There are so many rides up here," he said. "Club rides, sponsored # rides, groups of friends." # It's unclear whether the cyclists involved in the crash were riding # as part of larger group, Morrissey said. # Local cyclists noted that riders in large groups will sometimes ride # two-abreast. The practice is not illegal but can be extremely # dangerous on narrow, winding roads with a large amount of traffic. # It was unclear if the cyclists involved in this crash were doing so, # Thibodeau said. But cyclists said they've seen dangerous behavior # from those on both two-wheels and four. # "I've seen bicyclists who ride crazy," Paterson said. "And I've seen # cars that go too fast." # In 1996, cyclist Jeffrey Steinwedel, 46, died on Stevens Canyon Road # just up the road from Sunday's crash when a quarry driver struck him # as he took a winter ride. The driver, Jon Nisby, was sentenced to a # year in jail. # The CHP is asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call (408) # 467-5354, ext. 337. # *------------------------------ # *Contact Leslie Griffy at or (408) 920-5945.* -- Jobst Brandt Have they posted names yet? I know a 29yo cyclist from SF. |
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Police cruiser kills bicyclist
Andrew F Martin wrote in news:fd7d7ac3-
: Have they posted names yet? I know a 29yo cyclist from SF. There are 3 long articles on this story on www.sfgate.com, including tributes to the victims. |
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