Updated: A Pima County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officers says the driver will be cited after they review the violations and determine the appropriate citation.
A cyclist was killed early Tuesday when a driver struck him from behind.
Daniel Wilson, 30, was riding east on Orange Grove Road near La Cholla Boulevard when a driver also heading east merged into the right turn lane and struck him from behind.
Wilson, who was riding in the bike lane, was taken to Banner-University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The crash occurred around 5:25 a.m. on Tuesday and according to a release by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Wilson’s bike was equipped with a rear flashing light.
Editor’s note: BicycleTucson is waiting on a follow up from the Sheriff’s Department about whether the driver was cited. Check back for an update.
RIP Daniel. Pray for justice, another senseless killing.
Thank you for promising an update. The story I read yesterday mentioned his helmet use, but nothing on the driver at all. Mr. Wilson was exceeding the legal requirement to only have a red reflector, so there is doubly no excuse for his senseless death.
If Mr. Wilson was riding in a bike lane and was struck from behind, I cannot see any cause for the sheriffs not to cite the driver. At a minimum, there is failure to yield, unsafe passing, and probably a number of other charges that can be reasonably added.
Vulnerable road users need more protection from law enforcement.
I heard Mr. Wilson affiliated with Donaldson Elementary? Have any accounts been set up to help family? I saw flowers there.
@mj Yes, https://www.youcaring.com/libbie-and-clementine-wilson-442415#.Vgw6i0shufY.facebook . This account was set up for Libbie (6) and Clementine (4), Dan’s daughters, by a preschool teacher.
https://www.gofundme.com/xrx7o
@Kira TY