Re: [Bikies] Bike and Ped killed on 10/26 in Madison

[Steve Meiers]

I talked with someone from PD yesterday who could provide some information but she had very limited knowledge of the crash herself.  I have been able to piece together a little bit of information however.   The area where the young woman was killed is on Milwaukee St east of the Interstate and west of Sprecher.  There is a street light at the intersection of Rustic and Milwaukee St but the rest of the area is unlighted.  It is much more like a rural area than an urban area as far as visibility goes.   The cyclist was attempting to cross E Washington at Union St.  Union St is one block north of the North St/ Milwaukee St intersection.  The driver had been outbound on E Washington, and had not turned from Milwaukee St or North St.  I have not received official word but it is unlikely the cyclist had a helmet or a light. Alcohol was not a factor, either by the drivers or victims. nor was excessive speed.   I'll share more information with you as I become aware of it.   Steve Meiers Safety educator Madison Dept. of Transportation Box 2986 Madison, WI. 53701 (608) 267-1102 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Marjorie Ward, Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27/04 8:28:57 AM >>> Last night a 53 year old (male, I think) was killed on bicycle at Union and E Washington.  At nearly the same moment, a 21 year old female pedestrian was killed on Milwaukee Street.  It was around 8:30pm when it was raining pretty good.  No details yet...though I believe both were attempting to cross traffic at the time and I did hear that in the ped case that alcohol and speed have been ruled out as a factor. -Marjorie Marjorie S. Ward Executive Director Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin 106 E. Doty Street, Suite 400 P.O. Box 1224 Madison, WI 53701-1224 Phone: 608-251-4456 Fax: 608-251-4594 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.bfw.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies < /HTML>

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