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A triathlete, mom and teacher was struck by a motorcyclist who was attempting to pass his girlfriend (in her car) in the 6’ wide shoulder. After the cyclist was hit by the motorcyclist, she was then run over by the driver of the car, who then fled the scene. Both were apparently drunk, at 7:45am on a Sunday morning… Oh, and the motorcyclist just got out of jail for DWI. Throw away the f-ing key.
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A triathlete, mom and teacher was struck by a motorcyclist who was attempting to pass his girlfriend (in her car) in the 6’ wide shoulder. After the cyclist was hit by the motorcyclist, she was then run over by the driver of the car, who then fled the scene. Both were apparently drunk, at 7:45am on a Sunday morning… Oh, and the motorcyclist just got out of jail for DWI. Throw away the f-ing key.
This is a tragic story that hit close to home for most around here. We drive this road practically every day. My wife wants me to stop riding the roads, and stories like this make you stop and think twice. I need to get a mirror, regardless of The Rules.
That’s so terrible. My heart goes out to her family.
Ditto… The road in question has nice wide shoulders and one I’ve ridden countless times. There really isn’t much place to hide against a drunk but at 7:45AM? Absolutely senseless. Hopefully they treat both of the perps equally, and not let the female off easy.
We’re doing our best to get some media attention at our weekend benefit ride for our buddy who just lost his leg to a hit and run driver about 45’ south of where Heather died. I am currently planning a reroute for our ride that will go to her memorial site, and I’d love to get some politicians there at 1:30pm so that they can tell us what they’re going to do to keep this from happening again.
The message needs to be clear - justice for the wounded, the dead, and their families. http://nicetrionline.com/r4r/
Ditto… The road in question has nice wide shoulders and one I’ve ridden countless times. There really isn’t much place to hide against a drunk but at 7:45AM? Absolutely senseless. Hopefully they treat both of the perps equally, and not let the female off easy.
I guess you didn’t happen to see the screen capture that someone took of her FB page. If you read that, you would clearly understand that none of it was the young woman’s fault - or the man’s fault for that matter. She made it very clear that the motorcycle (which she so classically referred to as a “bike”) hit the cyclist, then the car ran her over. So, neither of the drivers were at fault. Their vehicles, on the other hand …
I’d love to see both of them get charged and sentenced to the fullest extent of the law, but we all know that will never happen as they’re simply young and foolish. They both have histories of substance abuse, so their defense will be that society and the system failed them. Another completely senseless death, and another pair of degenerates that will be walking (and driving) the streets within a matter of years, if not months.
A triathlete, mom and teacher was struck by a motorcyclist who was attempting to pass his girlfriend (in her car) in the 6’ wide shoulder. After the cyclist was hit by the motorcyclist, she was then run over by the driver of the car, who then fled the scene. Both were apparently drunk, at 7:45am on a Sunday morning… Oh, and the motorcyclist just got out of jail for DWI. Throw away the f-ing key.
This is a tragic story that hit close to home for most around here. We drive this road practically every day. My wife wants me to stop riding the roads, and stories like this make you stop and think twice. I need to get a mirror, regardless of The Rules.
When I wife said she wanted me to stop riding the roads after many close calls, and said I could buy a Velotron, well, I had to make the wife happy. Best thing she has ever made me do. I am having the best bike times
of my racing so far this year with 99% of my riding on my trainer.
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… **I’d love to get some politicians there at 1:30pm so that they can tell us what they’re going to do to keep this from happening again. **
Not trying to be an ass, but how would you propose they do this?
Did you read the FB comments on that story? Seems the guy has a long criminal history with several prior DWI’s - and he’s only 22. Someone else took a screenshot of the girl’s FB page with her disgusting comments after the crash. I hope they crucify those two.
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A triathlete, mom and teacher was struck by a motorcyclist who was attempting to pass his girlfriend (in her car) in the 6’ wide shoulder. After the cyclist was hit by the motorcyclist, she was then run over by the driver of the car, who then fled the scene. Both were apparently drunk, at 7:45am on a Sunday morning… Oh, and the motorcyclist just got out of jail for DWI. Throw away the f-ing key.
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Being local, I have the unfortunate of listening to the morning radio people talk about this situation. I’m thoroughly disgusted that the DJs were saying things like, “Who rides at 7:45 am on a Sunday morning?” and “It wouldn’t matter if they were DUI, this would probably have happened anyway.”
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A triathlete, mom and teacher was struck by a motorcyclist who was attempting to pass his girlfriend (in her car) in the 6’ wide shoulder. After the cyclist was hit by the motorcyclist, she was then run over by the driver of the car, who then fled the scene. Both were apparently drunk, at 7:45am on a Sunday morning… Oh, and the motorcyclist just got out of jail for DWI. Throw away the f-ing key.
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Being local, I have the unfortunate of listening to the morning radio people talk about this situation. I’m thoroughly disgusted that the DJs were saying things like, “Who rides at 7:45 am on a Sunday morning?” and “It wouldn’t matter if they were DUI, this would probably have happened anyway.”
That’s absolutely disgusting. Which stations/DJs? There’s been success in the past with publicly shaming DJ’s by contacting their stations and/or advertisers, and who knows, maybe it would help the general message of ‘share the road’ if idiots like radio DJs demonstrated respect.
Did you read the FB comments on that story? Seems the guy has a long criminal history with several prior DWI’s - and he’s only 22. Someone else took a screenshot of the girl’s FB page with her disgusting comments after the crash. I hope they crucify those two.
I know, that’s main reason I posted here- they are such disgusting individuals, and I’m terrified at the thought that they could get away with killing someone. And I’m upset that instead of those two just crashing into a tree or something, they took out someone who seemed truly wonderful.
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A triathlete, mom and teacher was struck by a motorcyclist who was attempting to pass his girlfriend (in her car) in the 6’ wide shoulder. After the cyclist was hit by the motorcyclist, she was then run over by the driver of the car, who then fled the scene. Both were apparently drunk, at 7:45am on a Sunday morning… Oh, and the motorcyclist just got out of jail for DWI. Throw away the f-ing key.
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Being local, I have the unfortunate of listening to the morning radio people talk about this situation. I’m thoroughly disgusted that the DJs were saying things like, “Who rides at 7:45 am on a Sunday morning?” and “It wouldn’t matter if they were DUI, this would probably have happened anyway.”
That’s absolutely disgusting. Which stations/DJs? There’s been success in the past with publicly shaming DJ’s by contacting their stations and/or advertisers, and who knows, maybe it would help the general message of ‘share the road’ if idiots like radio DJs demonstrated respect.
I heard it on 96.5, morning show called “The Breakroom” at roughly 6:00-6:10 this morning. http://www.wcmf.com/pages/4811052.php
How will she ever live down this moronic FB posting?
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/07/megan_merkel_up.php#more
Ditto… The road in question has nice wide shoulders and one I’ve ridden countless times. There really isn’t much place to hide against a drunk but at 7:45AM? Absolutely senseless. Hopefully they treat both of the perps equally, and not let the female off easy.
I guess you didn’t happen to see the screen capture that someone took of her FB page. If you read that, you would clearly understand that none of it was the young woman’s fault - or the man’s fault for that matter. She made it very clear that the motorcycle (which she so classically referred to as a “bike”) hit the cyclist, then the car ran her over. So, neither of the drivers were at fault. Their vehicles, on the other hand …
I’d love to see both of them get charged and sentenced to the fullest extent of the law, but we all know that will never happen as they’re simply young and foolish. They both have histories of substance abuse, so their defense will be that society and the system failed them. Another completely senseless death, and another pair of degenerates that will be walking (and driving) the streets within a matter of years, if not months.
There’s actually a good chance they get what’s coming to them! I have a few friends that are defense lawyers for things like this and District Attorneys and judges are cracking down hard on 2nd time DUI offenders! The girl may get off easy, but the guy is going down!
I live in the Philadelphia area and I also find riding on the congested public roads to be a bit scary. I do my training on a Compu Trainer in Philly and I drive the bike to “safe” areas in Delaware and Lehigh Valley for actual road training. Tim
simply outragged and saddened, ride safe everybody!
Looks like manslaughter charges against the guy on the motorcycle.
Her Facebook rant got 17 thumbs-up’s (I guess that’s “like’s”? I’m not on FB, so no clue), as of the time of the screen shot???
Unbelieveable. Well, actually not.
I’m sure her “friends” all think she’s a wonderful person, who is faultless in this whole thing.
(conveniently ignoring of course the whole DWI/reckless driving/manslaughter parts of it)
Absolutely tragic. Cervelorider, i live in delco. Where do you ride? I moved here from rural Washington/Idaho and the roads here freak me out. I’ve had more close calls in the couple months I’ve lived here than a lifetime out west.