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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Aug 14 19:18:30 2017, in response to Read these three articles about cycling, posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Aug 14 14:38:42 2017. Although Streetsblog consistently calls for manslaughter charges to be brought against any driver killing a pedestrian even if it was an accident, they don't believe the same should be true about the reckless cyclist who killed a pedestrian (in this article).This collision occurred in Washington DC. Streetsblog has local edition for NYC that comments on local vehicle collisions. It does not have a local edition for Washington DC. Any silence in the NYC edition regarding a collision that occurred in Washington DC is understandable. There is large cycling community in DC. One of the largest cycling organizations is the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA). Here's a link to their statement. The initial newspaper report on March 11th noted: "Police have not said whether the bicyclist went through a red light or if Clark stepped into the street against a pedestrian signal. Police said the cyclist remained at the scene and no charges have been filed pending the conclusion of the investigation." A later report on April 13th noted: A 27-year-old bicyclist has been charged with disobeying a traffic device after police said he fatally struck a woman who was trying to cross a street at Franklin Square in Northwest Washington. Zakkai Stanley Kauffman-Rogoff of Northwest Washington was issued a citation, said Aquita Brown, a spokeswoman for D.C. police. Brown said in a statement that “the investigation is still ongoing, and [police are] working with the United States Attorney’s Office to determine if any additional charges may apply.” Kauffman-Rogoff’s attorney, David Benowitz, said that his client “denies culpability in this unfortunate event, and that he has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the investigation.” So far as I know, this is where the case currently stands. The cyclist awaits his day in court to refute both the traffic violation citation and any charges the US Attorney might choose to bring. |
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