This is not a bike-related post, but it is road-related. And you might be able to help police figure out just what happened.
The facts as they are known:
31 year old Nelvis Garcia is driving on Randolph Road at around 3:50pm Wednesday, March 7th. A silver car comes up behind her blue Nissan Altima. Her car may have been clipped. Suddenly she's going sideways, the car flips and comes to rest along the roadway in front of a church at 800 Randolph Road.
Montgomery County police believe a silver car was the one that came up behind hers. They have no further description other than 'silver car'. Police believe that the silver car may have been racing with a green-and-white Mini Cooper. Both of those vehicles sped from the scene.
Nelvis Garcia's husband visited the crash scene and talked to reporters, as did his sister. You'll hear them here through an interpreter.
If you saw something, or know something about the incident, police want to hear from you. You'll get the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 301-840-2435.
Her husband:
Her sister-in-law:
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Bikeways, Personnel Profiles and More..
Maryland's Department of Transportation announces 20 winners of bikeway grants. It's part of an overall plan to help improve bike infrastructure across the state. In this case, $2.5 million dollars will be divided among projects in 10 counties. See the press release here .
DDOT tips its hat to staffers who walk the walk, ride the ride, and proudly proclaim they go car-free on a daily basis. Are you joining the ranks of those who are ditching cars? Is it gas prices, insurance costs, an effort to get fit or just a way to break free of traffic?
And in the 'burbs, inquring minds (ok, the foks at Arlington County's Department of Transportation) want to know: what do you want to see in the way of parking at the Village at Shirlington? They're asking for your opinion.
DDOT tips its hat to staffers who walk the walk, ride the ride, and proudly proclaim they go car-free on a daily basis. Are you joining the ranks of those who are ditching cars? Is it gas prices, insurance costs, an effort to get fit or just a way to break free of traffic?
And in the 'burbs, inquring minds (ok, the foks at Arlington County's Department of Transportation) want to know: what do you want to see in the way of parking at the Village at Shirlington? They're asking for your opinion.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Update on Hit and Run Case
The trial for Christy Littleford, the woman charged in the death of 29 year old Natasha Pettigrew, a Green Party candidate and avid cyclist is scheduled for 9 a.m. March 20 in Prince George's County Circuit Court. Pettigrew was killed while cycling in September of 2010.
Charges against Littleford are outlined here. Her defense attorney is named as Joseph Vallario who happens to be the Chair of the Maryland General Assembly's House Judiciary Committee . Kennis Henry, Natasha Pettigrew's mother, has testified before Vallario's committee to toughen the state's vehicular manslaughter laws. The bill was successful.
Charges against Littleford are outlined here. Her defense attorney is named as Joseph Vallario who happens to be the Chair of the Maryland General Assembly's House Judiciary Committee . Kennis Henry, Natasha Pettigrew's mother, has testified before Vallario's committee to toughen the state's vehicular manslaughter laws. The bill was successful.
A Cluster of Hot Topics
...but in the middle of it all someone who's been seriously hurt.
Check out DCist's coverage of the investigation into crash involving a cyclist, a red light, and the citations issued to the cyclist--including one for failing to wear a helmet.* While the comments heated up over everything from whether DC police understand basic traffic laws to helmet use to approaching a red light to positioning yourself alongside a truck, reporter Martin Austermuhle brought everyone back to this; there's a young man in the hospital with serious injuries. And the DCist story includes this , an area where donations can be made toward Shawn Streiff's recovery.
*So what is the law on helmet use and cycling in DC? Here's the Metropolitan Police Department's page on the law. I tried clicking on the link to read the law itself, but got this. But it doesn't' take long to find more on cycling laws here. If you hate clicking links: in DC minors under age 16 are required to wear helmets when cycling, skateboarding, using a scooter--and here's one that was new to me--when using a sled "or any similar device".
Check out DCist's coverage of the investigation into crash involving a cyclist, a red light, and the citations issued to the cyclist--including one for failing to wear a helmet.* While the comments heated up over everything from whether DC police understand basic traffic laws to helmet use to approaching a red light to positioning yourself alongside a truck, reporter Martin Austermuhle brought everyone back to this; there's a young man in the hospital with serious injuries. And the DCist story includes this , an area where donations can be made toward Shawn Streiff's recovery.
*So what is the law on helmet use and cycling in DC? Here's the Metropolitan Police Department's page on the law. I tried clicking on the link to read the law itself, but got this. But it doesn't' take long to find more on cycling laws here. If you hate clicking links: in DC minors under age 16 are required to wear helmets when cycling, skateboarding, using a scooter--and here's one that was new to me--when using a sled "or any similar device".
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