Cyclist charged in road death

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...04cyclist.html

Cyclist charged in road death
Police allege misdemeanor violations by victim Serrano's companion

By JOHN GHIRARDINI
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/04/05

Gwinnett police filed charges on Monday against a bicyclist whose riding
companion was struck and killed by a car on Peachtree Industrial
Boulevard in August.

Cyclist Brian Mock was cited on misdemeanor charges of riding too far
into a through lane and not having a red reflector on his bike, said
Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. Dan Huggins.

Anthony Serrano, 35, who was riding with Mock, was struck and killed
about 5 a.m. Aug. 26 by a 1987 Honda Prelude driven by Luke Joseph
Nicolosi, 19, of Alpharetta. Mock received minor injuries; Nicolosi was
unhurt.

According to police investigators, the collision occurred at a part of
Peachtree Industrial where two through lanes adjoin a right-turn-only lane.

Serrano was in compliance with road rules, police said.

Mock was at least 5 feet out into the right through lane, police said.
When Nicolosi tried to evade Mock, he struck Serrano.

Investigators deemed the collision unavoidable, Huggins said, and did
not charge Nicolosi, who was driving within the speed limit. "It was
just a tragic accident," Huggins said.

A local bicycle advocate questioned the charges against Mock.

"My concern is a cyclist being wrongfully charged," said Dennis
Hoffarth, executive director of the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign.

State law allows cyclists to occupy a lane further to the left than
normal if there are unusual circumstances, Hoffarth said. Those include
width of the lane and possible hazards on the road.

The Bicycle Campaign intends to meet with Gwinnett police to clarify the
department's interpretation of the law, Hoffarth said.

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Tue, 04 Jan 2005 05:49:41 GMT,
, "Robert J. Matter"
wrote:

The Bicycle Campaign intends to meet with Gwinnett police to clarify the
department's interpretation of the law, Hoffarth said.

They should bring a rope.
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zk

Zoot Katz wrote:

The Bicycle Campaign intends to meet with Gwinnett police to clarify the
department's interpretation of the law, Hoffarth said.


They should bring a rope.

For who Mr. Judge and Jury? Unless you're privy to more facts then were
in the original post, you can hardly make any kind of judgement on this.

Bicyclists will lose in all car-bike incidents, no matter whose at
fault. So just because it was the bicyclist that lost, it doesn't mean
he wasn't at fault.

Although it does seem a little harsh to give a citation after his buddy
is killed....

Rich

Robert J. Matter wrote:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...04cyclist.html

Cyclist charged in road death
Police allege misdemeanor violations by victim Serrano's companion

By JOHN GHIRARDINI
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/04/05

Gwinnett police filed charges on Monday against a bicyclist whose
riding companion was struck and killed by a car on Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard in August.

Cyclist Brian Mock was cited on misdemeanor charges of riding too far
into a through lane and not having a red reflector on his bike, said
Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. Dan Huggins.

Anthony Serrano, 35, who was riding with Mock, was struck and killed
about 5 a.m. Aug. 26 by a 1987 Honda Prelude driven by Luke Joseph
Nicolosi, 19, of Alpharetta. Mock received minor injuries; Nicolosi
was unhurt.


This the accident discussed in some detail at the time with a strong
suggestion that the second cyclist not the car driver was at fault.

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?hl...bi_s 53#link1


or

http://makeashorterlink.com/?V5FC1582A

pk

Tue, 4 Jan 2005 19:21:45 +0000 (UTC),
, "pk"
wrote:

This the accident discussed in some detail at the time with a strong
suggestion that the second cyclist not the car driver was at fault.

You and a few other apologist scud slaves may have concluded that but,
by-and-large, it seems cyclists were questioning the "investigator's"
finding that would blame a cyclist who was riding in the right place.
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zk

Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:23:55 -0700, ,
Rich wrote:


They should bring a rope.

For who Mr. Judge and Jury? Unless you're privy to more facts then were
in the original post, you can hardly make any kind of judgement on this.

For the scum stuffed so-called "investigators" or any other apologist
scud slaves who would exonerate a killer because they figure the dead
cyclist got his comeuppance for being five feet out in the lane.
--
zk

"Zoot Katz" wrote in message
...
Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:23:55 -0700, ,
Rich wrote:


They should bring a rope.

For who Mr. Judge and Jury? Unless you're privy to more facts then were
in the original post, you can hardly make any kind of judgement on this.

For the scum stuffed so-called "investigators" or any other apologist
scud slaves who would exonerate a killer because they figure the dead
cyclist got his comeuppance for being five feet out in the lane.
--
zk
That clearly articulated well considered view leaves one hoping that the
author is not a "cyclist". Certainly wouldn't want to be guilty by
association.
Bill

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:21:01 GMT,
,
"Bill" wrote:

That clearly articulated well considered view leaves one hoping that the
author is not a "cyclist". Certainly wouldn't want to be guilty by
association.

All scud punks are scum until proven otherwise. When they kill people
other than themselves with their POS scuds they've utterly proven
themselves contemptible scum.

Any questions?

In the original news story, before any investigation, police officer
Thaxton concluded the cyclist was at fault. "Bicyclists are supposed
to be on the right edge of the roadway, and they were not,"

It's highly unlikely the other cops would want to discover any reason
to contradict him after their so-called "investigation".
--
zk

Zoot Katz wrote:

All scud punks are scum until proven otherwise. When they kill people
other than themselves with their POS scuds they've utterly proven
themselves contemptible scum.

Any questions?

Just one. Were you born with a below average IQ, or did the educational
system simply fail on you?

Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:45:32 -0700, ,
scud jockey Rich wrote:

Were you born with a below average IQ, or did the educational
system simply fail on you?

I know enough to have figured out that scud jockeys are deadly stupid.
--
zk