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According to the Iowa State Patrol, an accident with a truck near the city of Montezuma in central Iowa left a bicyclist from Oregon dead this Wednesday.
The 33-year-old bicyclist was pedaling on Iowa Highway 85 when the truck driver spotted him. The driver moved towards the center line to give the cyclist more room.
It was then that the truck’s front right tire failed, causing the truck to lurch to the right. It hit the cyclist, killing him instantly.
A 24-year-old man was struck and killed in a bicycle accident this week in Cedar Terrace.
According to police, the accident happened at the intersection of Cedar Terrace Drive and Texas Street. As the cyclist crossed the intersection, he was struck by a car.
The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel.
The incident is still under investigation.
A Laurens-Marathon Community School District high school science teacher was struck and killed in a bicycle-car accident last Wednesday, according to police.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday as the teacher was riding his bike westbound on Highway 10, about 3 miles east of Marathon. According to school staff and friends, the teacher was intending to participate in Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa this summer.
He was struck by a car heading in the same direction, driven by an 18-year-old former student. Police believe that both rider and driver were heading westbound into the setting sun, and that the driver was thus blinded and unable to see the teacher.
The teacher was taken to Pocahontas Community Hospital but was later pronounced dead.
Police had not filed any charges.
According to Iowa City Police, an adult male bicyclist was struck by a car around 2:12 p.m. yesterday at the intersection of Jefferson and Johnson Streets.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. The cyclist described the vehicle as a new silver, four-door, Pontiac Grand Am.
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying this hit-and-run driver. The car sustained passenger side damage from the collision, including a broken passenger side window.
The cyclist was taken to Mercy Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Hit-and-run accidents involving cars hitting cyclists are unfortunately quite common. If you have been involved in a bike-car accident, call the Iowa bicycle traffic accident attorneys of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., at 877-327-2600 to discuss your legal options.
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