bad deal

[cbartlett419]

   http://www.drunkdrivingfacts.net/car-accident-articles/lincoln-parish-louisiana-fatal-bicycle-crash-on-la-33-claims-ruston-man

sad day man, this dude was a sweet heart, came in the shop all the time, road the wheels off a big metric cruiser, cool guy. This is a small community, everybody new this guy, it's like getting punched in the stomach.

[Monster Dave]

A tragic piece of news to be sure. As a cyclist myself, I am all too often reminded of how vulnerable we are on the street. It's bad enough that these accidents occur by sober drivers, completely unbelievable and inexcusable that it happened because of a drunk driver.

Condolences for the loss of a good friend and person.


RIP.

[muskrat]

WOW, sad news.  I went to Tech and my parents now live in Ruston.  I knew of the guy but will ask my parents if they know him.  Hwy 33 is awful IMO and with the construction even worse.  Wife and I just took the Harley to Ruston and rode around the piney hills and noticed the cars and trucks were crossing over every line they could find.

[Howie]

Sad news indeed...my condolences.

[Stella]

  http://www.drunkdrivingfacts.net/car-accident-articles/lincoln-parish-louisiana-fatal-bicycle-crash-on-la-33-claims-ruston-man

sad day man, this dude was a sweet heart, came in the shop all the time, road the wheels off a big metric cruiser, cool guy. This is a small community, everybody new this guy, it's like getting punched in the stomach.

So very sorry for the loss of your friend.  We just never know when, do we.   Big hug to you.....

[Stella]

A tragic piece of news to be sure. As a cyclist myself, I am all too often reminded of how vulnerable we are on the street. It's bad enough that these accidents occur by sober drivers, completely unbelievable and inexcusable that it happened because of a drunk driver.

Condolences for the loss of a good friend and person.


RIP.

Did I miss s'thing in the article?  Looked like the driver was not at fault.

[DoubleEagle]

Always sad to hear of a Rider / Friend passing on.

Even worse in the way this happened.

Just goes to show ...we never know.

Condolences to friends and family.

Dolph   

[IZ]

No good.  Sorry to hear.

[hbliam]

Nothing in the article says the driver or rider were DUI. The rider made an error and paid dearly for it. Sad deal.

[Mother]

true

but

given the URL I can see how he would make the assumption

[cbartlett419]

the municipality is doing a great job of retrofitting the town for bikeways and cycling advocacy, however it's at least once a year I hear about a cyclist/motorist collision. His is the first fatality though. Keep your wits about you, tis the season