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Retired Army Captain run over while cycling in Jaipur, SUV driver out on bail
The police said incident happened on August 15, retired Army Captain Narsa Ram Jajda was cycling on the Gandhi Path stretch when an SUV mowed him down before speeding away
A 64-year-old retired army officer died after allegedly being run over by a car while he was cycling in Jaipur's Gandhi Path area, police said on Sunday.
The accused woman driver was released on bail while her vehicle was seized and driving licence cancelled as further probe is underway, they said....
Maybe they can bring her before an Army tribunal for more appropriate punishment.
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Cycling racer hit by pickup, severely hurt while riding to job at Twin Cities bicycle retailer
Police said the driver failed to yield and had faulty brakes on his pickup....Emergency medical responders took Hall to HCMC with “significant injuries,” said Deputy Police Chief Kimberly Clauson. An HCMC spokeswoman said Vick was in satisfactory condition.
Clauson said pickup driver William E. Vick Jr., 49, of Columbia Heights, was turning right before dawn from southbound Normandale onto Old Shakopee and hit Hall, whose bicycle had all the required safety lights and reflectors.
Officers arrived at the scene and cited Vick for failing to yield and “operating a vehicle with brakes not in working order,” the deputy chief said. The Minnesota Star Tribune reached out to Vick for comment on Monday about the crash, and he declined to respond.
Court records show that Vick’s driving history includes five convictions for driving after his license was revoked, three for driving without proof of insurance and one each for driving an unregistered vehicle, having expired tabs, disobeying a stop sign and speeding. The state Department of Public Safety said Monday that Hall’s license was valid at the time of the crash....
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Motorists can't be expected to start showing cyclists the care and respect a human life merits when they get punishments such as this for killing one of us. [Edinburgh, Scotland, UK]
A bin lorry driver has been sentenced to 133 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for a year for causing the death of a child.
Ross Wallace, 29, admitted hitting 11-year-old Thomas Wong while driving a refuse truck in Edinburgh in March last year.
Thomas was cycling on the pavement to school when he was struck by the truck at the exit of a golf club in Cramond. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Last month Wallace pled guilty to causing the child's death by driving without due care and attention....
Bin lorry driver who killed boy cycling to school given unpaid work
A bin lorry driver has been sentenced to 133 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for a year for causing the death of a child.
Ross Wallace, 29, admitted hitting 11-year-old Thomas Wong while driving a refuse truck in Edinburgh in March last year.
Thomas was cycling on the pavement to school when he was struck by the truck at the exit of a golf club in Cramond. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Last month Wallace pled guilty to causing the child's death by driving without due care and attention....
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Moped Rider Sought After Cyclist Killed on King Street
Female in her forties died after collision near Lyric SquarePolice are seeking the rider of a moped who was involved in a fatal collision with a female cyclist in Hammersmith this Friday evening (22 August).
The incident occurred shortly before 5:30pm near Lyric Square. London Ambulance Service says its paramedics were on the scene within four minutes of receiving the first call and London’s Air Ambulance was dispatched.
Despite this, the woman, who was in her forties, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The moped rider left the scene on foot....
Hunt after cyclist killed in hit-and-run
A cyclist has died after a hit-and-run in inner Melbourne, with police now hunting a driver.
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Motorist with four previous drink driving arrests, while "under the influence of 'a very high level of narcotics'" and found in possession of Xanax, struck a middle-aged couple who were bicycling on the shoulder (hard shoulder?) of the road. Wife, aged 57, died four days later. Husband, aged 61, survived. Photos show the driver hit the bikes in the area of his left headlamp, which means his car probably was completely out of his lane and possibly partly off the roadway.
The accident took place in 2017. I can find nothing about why sentencing took so long except quotes from one of the couple's children remarking to how torturous it was for the husband to keep having to go back to court as the case progressed, so it evidently was a very long and drawn out affair.
The driver initially plead not guilty but since changed his plea to one of guilty. He was sentenced to five years prison (85% mandatory), plus fines and probation.
The husband was disabled by his injuries, is now invalided and lives in an assisted living facility.
... Ortega was indicted in 2017 on charges of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree vehicular homicide, third-degree assault by auto and third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
Under a plea deal with prosecutors, Ortega pleaded guilty in May to a second-degree count of reckless death by auto....
The accident took place in 2017. I can find nothing about why sentencing took so long except quotes from one of the couple's children remarking to how torturous it was for the husband to keep having to go back to court as the case progressed, so it evidently was a very long and drawn out affair.
The driver initially plead not guilty but since changed his plea to one of guilty. He was sentenced to five years prison (85% mandatory), plus fines and probation.
The husband was disabled by his injuries, is now invalided and lives in an assisted living facility.
Driver who killed ‘selfless’ N.J. nurse while she was cycling is headed to prison
A man who admitted driving under the influence when he struck and killed a woman bicycling with her husband in Gloucester County eight years ago was sentenced this month to five years in state prison...... Ortega was indicted in 2017 on charges of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree vehicular homicide, third-degree assault by auto and third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
Under a plea deal with prosecutors, Ortega pleaded guilty in May to a second-degree count of reckless death by auto....
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Motorist gets 1 year in jail, 3 years probation, 6 months suspended driving privileges and fines of at least $2500 for driving into a group of cyclists in 2023, injuring 19, two fatally.
Six months jail time per dead cyclist, with injuring 17 non-lethally thrown in free. Driving into a cyclists must be the cheapest way to kill a fellow human being (if you get caught).
Driver in deadly 2023 Goodyear cycling crash sentenced to 1 year in jail
Six months jail time per dead cyclist, with injuring 17 non-lethally thrown in free. Driving into a cyclists must be the cheapest way to kill a fellow human being (if you get caught).
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Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland:
A 32-year-old west Clare woman charged in connection with the dangerous driving causing the death of “inspirational” school teacher, Michael Lorigan (70) is to go forward to the circuit court on a signed guilty plea, a court was told today.
At Kilrush District Court today, Saoirse Lillis McMahon of Moveen East, Kilkee is charged with the dangerous driving causing the death of cyclist, Michael Lorigan on August 16, 2023, on the N67 at Baunmore, Kilkee in west Clare contrary to Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act..
...Ms Lillis McMahon is also charged with driving her vehicle at the same location on the same date while being under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle.
Ms Lillis McMahon also faces a charge of driving a defective vehicle which was a danger to the public at the same location on the same date contrary to section 54(1) & (4) Road Traffic Act....
Woman to plead guilty to dangerous driving causing death of school teacher out cycling
Saoirse Lillis McMahon is charged with the dangerous driving causing the death of cyclist, Michael LoriganA 32-year-old west Clare woman charged in connection with the dangerous driving causing the death of “inspirational” school teacher, Michael Lorigan (70) is to go forward to the circuit court on a signed guilty plea, a court was told today.
At Kilrush District Court today, Saoirse Lillis McMahon of Moveen East, Kilkee is charged with the dangerous driving causing the death of cyclist, Michael Lorigan on August 16, 2023, on the N67 at Baunmore, Kilkee in west Clare contrary to Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act..
...Ms Lillis McMahon is also charged with driving her vehicle at the same location on the same date while being under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle.
Ms Lillis McMahon also faces a charge of driving a defective vehicle which was a danger to the public at the same location on the same date contrary to section 54(1) & (4) Road Traffic Act....
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Killed by a lorry driver while riding on a cycling path.
The incident occurred at a junction along the busy Gaisbergstraße. The truck driver was subjected to an alcohol test, which came back negative, making the tragedy seem like a terrible stroke of fate....
STROKE OF FATE? How about it was a CRIMINAL ACT???!!!???
Julia Marie Gaiser: Talented figure skater (23) dies in accident in Salzburg
The Italian sports community and especially her homeland of South Tyrol are in shock. The promising figure skater Julia Marie Gaiser died in a tragic traffic accident in Salzburg at the age of just 23. The young woman from Brixen, who was studying in Austria, was riding her bike on a cycle path when she was hit by a truck turning right. Despite the immediate resuscitation measures initiated, the young athlete succumbed to her serious injuries at the scene of the accident.The incident occurred at a junction along the busy Gaisbergstraße. The truck driver was subjected to an alcohol test, which came back negative, making the tragedy seem like a terrible stroke of fate....
STROKE OF FATE? How about it was a CRIMINAL ACT???!!!???
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The killing took place in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
Philip Scott crashed his van into cyclist Euan Thomson in August 2022
Euan Thomson died on the A760 between Kilbirnie and Largs
A delivery van driver who killed a father of two in a road collision as he cycled to work has been jailed for six years.
A judge told Philip Scott that it was "heartbreaking" to read of the impact of the death of Euan Thomson on his family.
Lady Hood said at the High Court in Edinburgh that the family's world had fallen apart since the crash on 10 August 2022.
She pointed out Scott, 40, had 14 groups of previous convictions, nine of which involved road traffic offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.
The judge said: "Use of illicit substances has been a constant feature of your adult life." *
She said it was "very concerning" that Scott sought to minimise his record for road traffic offending, and failed to see the escalating seriousness of the offences...
...He was convicted of the crime by a jury following an earlier trial at the High Court in Kilmarnock.
He failed to maintain proper observations, distracted himself by looking at and reading paperwork while at the wheel, obscured his view of the road ahead and failed to observe Mr Thomson, who was cycling ahead of him.
Mr Thomson died from his injuries after the collision.
She told him that given the nature and seriousness of the charge, only a custodial sentence was appropriate.
Scott offered to plead guilty to a lesser charge involving careless driving but the Crown rejected the plea and he went to trial....
* The article makes no mention of the driver having been found to be under the influence of intoxicants, illicit or otherwise, so I am not clear why the judge felt this comment necessary. However, 'chapeau' to the court for prosecuting this case as aggressively as they were able.
Delivery driver jailed for six years after crash killed cyclist
Philip Scott crashed his van into cyclist Euan Thomson in August 2022
Euan Thomson died on the A760 between Kilbirnie and Largs
A delivery van driver who killed a father of two in a road collision as he cycled to work has been jailed for six years.
A judge told Philip Scott that it was "heartbreaking" to read of the impact of the death of Euan Thomson on his family.
Lady Hood said at the High Court in Edinburgh that the family's world had fallen apart since the crash on 10 August 2022.
She pointed out Scott, 40, had 14 groups of previous convictions, nine of which involved road traffic offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.
The judge said: "Use of illicit substances has been a constant feature of your adult life." *
She said it was "very concerning" that Scott sought to minimise his record for road traffic offending, and failed to see the escalating seriousness of the offences...
...He was convicted of the crime by a jury following an earlier trial at the High Court in Kilmarnock.
He failed to maintain proper observations, distracted himself by looking at and reading paperwork while at the wheel, obscured his view of the road ahead and failed to observe Mr Thomson, who was cycling ahead of him.
Mr Thomson died from his injuries after the collision.
Reading paperwork instead of watching road
Lady Hood said that the jury accepted that Scott was not watching the road ahead because he was looking at paperwork.She told him that given the nature and seriousness of the charge, only a custodial sentence was appropriate.
Scott offered to plead guilty to a lesser charge involving careless driving but the Crown rejected the plea and he went to trial....
* The article makes no mention of the driver having been found to be under the influence of intoxicants, illicit or otherwise, so I am not clear why the judge felt this comment necessary. However, 'chapeau' to the court for prosecuting this case as aggressively as they were able.
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Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Police investigating the death of a female cyclist following a hit-and-run collision with a moped rider in a cycle lane have made arrests.
The woman, in her 50s, is believed to have been riding in the part-segregated cycleway on King Street in Hammersmith when the collision occurred, at around 5.30pm on Friday, August 22.
She suffered critical injuries and died at the scene, adjacent to the Pret-a-Manger in Lyric Square, despite the intervention of paramedics and medics from London’s Air Ambulance.
The Standard understands that several moped riders had entered the cycle lane, probably to cut through traffic, and were racing and possibly involved in a feud.
The cyclist’s name has not been made public. Her family are being supported by specially-trained officers.
She is the sixth person to die cycling in London in 2025....
Police make arrests after female cyclist killed in cycle lane hit-and-run crash with moped rider
‘People seen racing scooters in cycleway may have been involved in feud’Police investigating the death of a female cyclist following a hit-and-run collision with a moped rider in a cycle lane have made arrests.
The woman, in her 50s, is believed to have been riding in the part-segregated cycleway on King Street in Hammersmith when the collision occurred, at around 5.30pm on Friday, August 22.
She suffered critical injuries and died at the scene, adjacent to the Pret-a-Manger in Lyric Square, despite the intervention of paramedics and medics from London’s Air Ambulance.
The Standard understands that several moped riders had entered the cycle lane, probably to cut through traffic, and were racing and possibly involved in a feud.
The cyclist’s name has not been made public. Her family are being supported by specially-trained officers.
She is the sixth person to die cycling in London in 2025....
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Not meaning to be provocative, but for the purposes of this thread, does an e-biker count as a cyclist? This one was particularly heinous, so I went with my first instinct.
Seaside town rocked as serial offender 'mows down female cyclist and drives eight blocks with her clinging to car'
An adored mom was mowed down and dragged to her death by a serial traffic offender in a horrifying late-night hit-and-run that has left a Florida seaside town reeling.
Kjersten Aileen-Hermance Strang, 38, was riding her e-bike along 49th Street South, in Gulfport, around 10pm on Saturday when Xavier Omar Rigby, 22 slammed into her, hurling her onto the windshield of his Nissan Altima.
Rigby was barreling along the road at a 'high rate of speed' when he slammed into the rear of Strang's bike.
Instead of stopping, Rigby kept driving for eight blocks, dragging Strang on the hood of his car before she finally fell off, onto the road.
Rigby, who has multiple prior traffic offenses including DUI did not call for help and simply fled, leaving Strang dying alone on the roadside.
Strang, who lived in nearby St. Petersburg was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rigby is now behind bars, charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and leaving the scene of a crash involving death....
Not meaning to be provocative, but for the purposes of this thread, does an e-biker count as a cyclist? This one was particularly heinous, so I went with my first instinct.
Seaside town rocked as serial offender 'mows down female cyclist and drives eight blocks with her clinging to car'
An adored mom was mowed down and dragged to her death by a serial traffic offender in a horrifying late-night hit-and-run that has left a Florida seaside town reeling.
Kjersten Aileen-Hermance Strang, 38, was riding her e-bike along 49th Street South, in Gulfport, around 10pm on Saturday when Xavier Omar Rigby, 22 slammed into her, hurling her onto the windshield of his Nissan Altima.
Rigby was barreling along the road at a 'high rate of speed' when he slammed into the rear of Strang's bike.
Instead of stopping, Rigby kept driving for eight blocks, dragging Strang on the hood of his car before she finally fell off, onto the road.
Rigby, who has multiple prior traffic offenses including DUI did not call for help and simply fled, leaving Strang dying alone on the roadside.
Strang, who lived in nearby St. Petersburg was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rigby is now behind bars, charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and leaving the scene of a crash involving death....
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Young KC doctor critically hurt in hit-and-run crash while cycling in midtown
Just a couple of months ago, 29-year-old Saswat Das arrived in Kansas City, eager to begin his fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital..
Last week, Das was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bike in the city’s midtown area. The collision left him with a traumatic brain injury...
...The driver struck Das, and then fled east from the scene of the crash at high speeds, police said. Das suffered critical injuries and emergency medical workers took him to a hospital...
...Police have yet to identify a suspect in the hit-and-run crash, said Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department. “Detectives are still actively working the case and continue to follow all leads to determine a suspect and suspect vehicle,” Gonzalez said....
Young KC doctor critically hurt in hit-and-run crash while cycling in midtown
Just a couple of months ago, 29-year-old Saswat Das arrived in Kansas City, eager to begin his fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital..
Last week, Das was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bike in the city’s midtown area. The collision left him with a traumatic brain injury...
...The driver struck Das, and then fled east from the scene of the crash at high speeds, police said. Das suffered critical injuries and emergency medical workers took him to a hospital...
...Police have yet to identify a suspect in the hit-and-run crash, said Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department. “Detectives are still actively working the case and continue to follow all leads to determine a suspect and suspect vehicle,” Gonzalez said....
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Brooklyn woman killed by Tesla driver in hit and run, NYPD says
Police are searching for the driver of a blue Tesla who fled the scene.
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Brooklyn woman killed by Tesla driver in hit and run, NYPD says
Police are searching for the driver of a blue Tesla who fled the scene.
This is a worry:-
Note there is a big push for driver-less cars. Whilst they perfect the technology it needs to be strictly regulated so that possible failure doesn't risk lives of fellow road users or the vehicle drivers themselves.
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Tesla has some major lawsuits already due to the auto drive feature and people getting around their precautions. One person had multiple warnings and his car locking him out due to inattentive driving while autopilot is initiated and he still crashed with autopilot turned on.
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This morning I witnessed another sad incident
Yet again impatient and belligerent Tesla owner clipped two cyclists. The front rider falling onto the curb right in front of me (me standing on the sidewalk in the midst of adjusting my saddle).
The girl was okay, but the guy complained about pains on his right elbow. Checked him for a concussion and asked him to stay seated on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, they were both irritated and didn't respect my request and told me they were in a hurry for a crucial meeting. Luckily I think he was okay, as I watched his fall, not hitting head first.
Unfortunately, I didn't get the license plate of the getaway Tesla driver, he was around next corner seconds later, when looking over my shoulders after concentrating on the riders. And the driver would certainly have noticed. Seemed clearly on purpose hit-and-drive.
It's becoming increasingly difficult for me not to be categorical when it comes to Tesla owners.
It seems like almost half of them consists of equal parts impatience, aggression and insanity.
If they're going to get into a car, they should be handed a BMW Isetta.
Yet again impatient and belligerent Tesla owner clipped two cyclists. The front rider falling onto the curb right in front of me (me standing on the sidewalk in the midst of adjusting my saddle).
The girl was okay, but the guy complained about pains on his right elbow. Checked him for a concussion and asked him to stay seated on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, they were both irritated and didn't respect my request and told me they were in a hurry for a crucial meeting. Luckily I think he was okay, as I watched his fall, not hitting head first.
Unfortunately, I didn't get the license plate of the getaway Tesla driver, he was around next corner seconds later, when looking over my shoulders after concentrating on the riders. And the driver would certainly have noticed. Seemed clearly on purpose hit-and-drive.
It's becoming increasingly difficult for me not to be categorical when it comes to Tesla owners.
It seems like almost half of them consists of equal parts impatience, aggression and insanity.
If they're going to get into a car, they should be handed a BMW Isetta.
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Six months ago, I acquired a hybrid car with so much automation that I'm able to drive with my arms crossed, even after the 15 seconds (fifteen seconds, talk about reaction time!) before I get a quite too friendly alert to place my hands on the steering wheel. Ofc I don't do this in normal traffic, ofcourse, just a test of the car's capabilities on a deserted road as part of the test drives upon purchase.
It's not the auto-lane assist but a fully self-driven feature by the car in addition to auto-lane assist, auto breaking, emergency braking, hints when a car starts moving in front of you when stopped at an intersection and other nanny aids.
Furthermore, every time I start the engine of my hybrid car, by default it turns on the auto-lane assistant.
No possibility for a default setting switching off all those nanny aids for toddlers. Disturbing!
So I've gotten used to manually deactivating auto-lane assist every single time I turn on the engine.
A couple of years ago I tried a friend's Tesla and experienced the situations you mention.
But there is always a manual mode to enter. Where all the automatics can be deactivated.
The fact that cars are getting more and more automated does not exempt the driver from actually being in charge of the car when they are driving. Even in Tesla cars there's always the possibility for a manual mode and it's up to the driver to be in control all along. Correct me if I'm wrong here speaking newest Tesla software (?)
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Regulated yes but we shouldn't overlook human driven vehicles kill hundreds if not thousands per day across the world, put fellow road users lives and their own at risk all the time
All a driverless car has to be is kill one less person, and its better.
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The 2020 Lexus NX 300 Fsport’s assists, alerts, and automation for lane change, braking, vehicle, and passenger systems were very nice and helpful. The 2020 Cadillac XT6 sport is lacking compared to that.
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Taxi pulled over after ‘illegal U-turn’ only for cops to find the driver’s seat completely empty – and no one to ticket
It seems to me to be rather foolish that these things are allowed on the road when the matter of culpability in the event of traffic violations (or mishaps) isn't clearly codified.
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Male partner crossing an intersection gets cut off by a motorist making an illegal turn. He over-brakes, endos and breaks his collar bone. Two days later, female partner, crossing the same intersection, has to stop unexpectedly and topples over. Then a car that didn't stop so quickly ran over her outstretched arm.
Male partner crossing an intersection gets cut off by a motorist making an illegal turn. He over-brakes, endos and breaks his collar bone. Two days later, female partner, crossing the same intersection, has to stop unexpectedly and topples over. Then a car that didn't stop so quickly ran over her outstretched arm.
Cycling couple injured 2 days apart after run-ins with vehicles at same Winnipeg intersection
Winnipeg cycling couple calling for change after separate accidents in same intersection
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