Tragedy Strikes: Deaths, injuries reported after vehicle hits bicyclists in Michigan

Details are very sketchy but eight cyclists, including children, were hit by a motorist in Kalamazoo County..   Not clear yet how many are dead/injured.

My prayers go out to the victims and their families. 

"Authorities say a vehicle slammed into a group of at least eight bicyclists in western Michigan, leaving an unknown number of people dead and others injured."

Read more at the Tribune site.  

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on July 1, 2016 at 3:13am

Photos of tire tracks where he took a shortcut through a yard right next to a house and over a sign, about 1 mile before the crash.

 http://fox17online.com/2016/06/30/photos-released-in-kalamazoo-bicy...

Permalink Reply by Jim Kline on July 5, 2016 at 4:23am

wow -- just wow/

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on July 13, 2016 at 9:12am
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/07/injured_kalam...

Hopefull story of recovery: "Injured Kalamazoo cyclist shares story of rehabilitation."
Permalink Reply by Marc A. Irwin on July 13, 2016 at 10:50pm

If anybody would like a way to contribute to the families, the KBC has created a jersey for with 20% of sale dedicated to the victims. It's a Michigan map with Kzoo marked by the chainlink heart symbol from Kalamazoo Strong.

Permalink Reply by Jim Kline on July 15, 2016 at 6:40am

ordered :D

Permalink Reply by Marc A. Irwin on July 13, 2016 at 11:00pm
Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on July 14, 2016 at 1:17am

Very disturbing. Wish his girlfriend had reported him when she saw him take all of the pills. 

Permalink Reply by Jim Kline on July 15, 2016 at 6:49am

...or when he was smoking meth everyday

...or when he held her captive in the hotel room

...or the previous girlfriend when he beat up her 8 yr old daughter.

This guy is a sh*tbag who should have received real help from his "friends", not protection and enabling.

Permalink Reply by Marc A. Irwin on July 15, 2016 at 4:52am

New information regarding this incident has been released via FOI.

Marc

Permalink Reply by Marc A. Irwin on July 16, 2016 at 1:02am

A statement by the defendant's lawyer has been released. 

Marc

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on August 31, 2016 at 6:03am

The defendant has been ruled competent to stand trial.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on September 20, 2016 at 4:33am
http://fox17online.com/2016/09/19/kalamazoo-5-foot-bicycle-ordinana...

Skip Montanaro found and posted this on his A.C.F. thread. I hope this ordinance helps cyclists there.

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