[CyclingNews.com — 10.17.2005]
Cyclist killed by bus in North Carolina
36 year-old cyclist Todd Weaver has been killed after being
hit by a bus in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA last Friday
afternoon. According to the Charlotte Observer, Weaver was
riding north along South Tryon at approximately 5:00pm when
the southbound CATS bus, driven by 50 year-old Jerry Miller,
turned left into a parking lot. Weaver hit the bus near the
door and was killed almost immediately, as medics were unable
to revive him at the scene.
The tragedy was compounded by the fact that Miller had a
history of accidents, including one just half an hour before
the one involving Weaver. At approximately 4:30pm on Friday,
Miller hit a planter as he turned from Fourth Street into South
Tryon. No-one was seriously injured. According to police records,
Miller had had five accidents in the previous four and a half
years. He has not been charged in the Weaver death.
From:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/oct05/oct17news2 (See bottom of page.)
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Brady, I am so, so sorry to hear about your father.
I can still see him at our conference expressing how
much he loved you and your sister. He always wanted
what was best for you, and he loved you all so much.
What a great man that I had the honor of knowing
for such a short time, but who made such a lasting impression.
