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boogalooSHRIMP at 10.22.08 - 1:35 pm
Woman killed when struck by bicyclist in Pacific Palisades
The woman was crossing the street on Palisades Drive when hit by a teenager bicycling to band practice.
By Andrew Blankstein
10:15 AM PDT, October 22, 2008
A woman in her 60s died this morning after being hit by a teenage bicyclist in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles police said.
The woman was crossing the street in the 600 block of Palisades Drive just north of Sunset Boulevard shortly before 7 a.m. when she was hit by the 16-year-old boy riding his bicycle.
The boy, a student at Palisades High School, was on his way to band practice when the accident occurred, said Lt. Kat Thomas of the Los Angeles Police Department's West L.A. division.
"He's just devastated," Thomas said of the boy, who sustained cuts and bruises.
It was not immediately known how fast the boy was traveling, but it was still dark outside when the accident occurred. Authorities also did not know if the woman suffered fatal injuries when she was struck or when she fell to the ground.
The woman, who was not immediately identified pending notification of her family, was pronounced dead at the scene. LAPD asks anyone with information to call its West L.A. traffic division at (213) 473-0222.
Blankstein is a Times staff writer.
andrew.blankstein@latimes.com
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she was probably already dead on the floor and he tripped over her.
ijunes10.22.08 - 1:37 pm
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this is horrible! how about a little sensitivity fellas?
canadienne10.22.08 - 1:58 pm
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This is a horrific accident, for sure.
What's going to be almost as painful is the chorus of idiotic reactions from anti-bike know-nothing bloggers.
cabhauler10.22.08 - 2:01 pm
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Yeah, it's pretty funny when people get hit and killed.
Everybody should just skip walking and riding and get in their cars and drive everywhere, because when you've got an SUV, just about everything's a speed bump.
Oct 19, 2008 8:14 am US/Pacific
Pedestrian Fatally Struck On PCH
PACIFIC PALISADES A man walking his bicycle on Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades was fatally struck by a vehicle, police said Sunday.
The accident on the coastal route at Sunset Boulevard occurred about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Barry Montgomery of the West Traffic Division.
Witnesses told police a man about 30 years old was walking his bicycle on PCH when he was struck by multiple vehicles, Montgomery said.
The man, whose name was withheld, died at the scene, he said.
Witnesses said the man, who appeared to be a transient, may have been
drunk, Montgomery said.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
JB10.22.08 - 2:05 pm
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What's going to be almost as painful is the chorus of idiotic reactions from anti-bike know-nothing bloggers.
cabhauler
10.22.08 - 5:01 pm
they do it because its easy to get a rise out of people.
ruinedbyidiots10.22.08 - 2:08 pm
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Can't believe u people joke about this shit unbelievable normally Ii wouldn't post something on a thread this out of line because it bumps it but that is pretty low in my book
tallcans4tallbikes10.22.08 - 2:18 pm
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retarded internet terminology like that makes my blood boil almost as much as reading the thread body. life is not a game of halo3 played on xbox live.
ruinedbyidiots10.22.08 - 2:25 pm
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alright. nobody hit nobody.
ijunes10.22.08 - 2:36 pm
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Hey guys why all the partisan bullshit? It's not Bikes vs. Cars... or Cars vs. Pedestrians. Its everyone for themselves. The street is a dangerous place to be and it can kill you whether you are in a car, on a bike or just walking across. There's tons of terrible cyclists and tons of terrible drivers, its the law of averages that a large portion of them are not paying attention when they drive/ride/walk.
When you are in L.A. traffic, whether on foot, on bike or in your car... always act as if you are surrounded by unpredictable and horribly inattentive people. You'll avoid accidents and get to your destination much happier.
I don't see the point in placing blame on one group of people just because they drive cars. Some people just don't pay attention in their cars or on their bikes.
You have to be looking out for them all the time or you are just gambling that you will never get hot from behind or have one of them clip your fornt wheel on a fun ride.
stillline10.22.08 - 3:16 pm
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oh thanks for that, especially the articel about the man getting hit on PCH. ROOT RUN is taking PCH north tonight. tonight is also the first night im wearing a helmet.
larsenf10.22.08 - 4:11 pm
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