Bad news from San Diego’s North County, as a 46-year old man was killed while riding in Carlsbad Wednesday evening.
According to the San Diego County Coroner’s office, Eric Steven Glasnapp was riding in a marked bike lane on College Blvd roughly one mile north of Palomar Airport Road at 6:32 pm when a minivan drifted into the lane and hit him from behind.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene just nine minutes later.
No drug or alcohol use was suspected.
And yes, Glasnapp was wearing a helmet; it clearly wasn’t enough to make a difference. A street view shows a virtual freeway with a 50 mph speed limit; a collision at that speed is not likely to be survivable, with or without a helmet.
Sadly, he leaves a wife behind.
This is the 38th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the seventh in San Diego County; it’s also at least the fourth cycling death in Carlsbad since 2010. That compares to 56 in SoCal this time last year, and four in the county.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Eric Steven Glasnapp and all his loved ones.
