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Cycling related death not caused by cars...
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2695530/detail.html
Bicyclist Charged With Careless Driving After Crash Kills Man
Head-On Crash Occurred On Littleton Bike Bath
POSTED: 8:07 a.m. MST December 10, 2003
UPDATED: 11:45 a.m. MST December 10, 2003
LITTLETON, Colo. -- A Littleton man accused of causing a crash that killed a
fellow bicyclist will face a criminal charge.
Scott Weeks, 35, is accused of careless driving resulting in death, a
misdemeanor.
Authorities say 60-year-old Thomas Fox of Ken Caryl Ranch was riding south
along the Mary Carter Greenway Trail on the afternoon of Oct. 10 when the
northbound Weeks struck him on a blind curve.
They crashed head-on and the impact snapped off the front forks of both
bikes.
Fox was pronounced dead at the scene. Weeks was taken to Swedish Hospital
and treated for back pain.
Investigators said drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2695530/detail.html
Bicyclist Charged With Careless Driving After Crash Kills Man
Head-On Crash Occurred On Littleton Bike Bath
POSTED: 8:07 a.m. MST December 10, 2003
UPDATED: 11:45 a.m. MST December 10, 2003
LITTLETON, Colo. -- A Littleton man accused of causing a crash that killed a
fellow bicyclist will face a criminal charge.
Scott Weeks, 35, is accused of careless driving resulting in death, a
misdemeanor.
Authorities say 60-year-old Thomas Fox of Ken Caryl Ranch was riding south
along the Mary Carter Greenway Trail on the afternoon of Oct. 10 when the
northbound Weeks struck him on a blind curve.
They crashed head-on and the impact snapped off the front forks of both
bikes.
Fox was pronounced dead at the scene. Weeks was taken to Swedish Hospital
and treated for back pain.
Investigators said drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash.
