Note: No Morning Links today, following an extended internet outage last night.
As usual, we’ll be back next week to catch up on anything we missed.
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Once again, a SoCal bike rider has lost his life, despite the lighter traffic caused by the coronavirus crisis.
But sadly, light traffic does nothing to stop an intoxicated driver.
According to multiple sources, the victim was riding on west on Paradise Valley Road west of Munda Road in San Diego’s Alta Vista neighborhood, when he was rear-ended by an alleged drunk driver shortly before 9:15 Wednesday night.
The victim, identified only as a 52-year old man, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Twenty-eight-year old driver James L. Bumpus was arrested at the scene on suspicion of felony DUI.
There’s no word on whether the victim had lights to reflectors on his bike, or if there was anything other than Bumpus’ alleged drunken state that would have kept him from avoiding the victim’s bike.
A street view shows a four lane boulevard with no shoulder, where drivers could easily exceed the 40 mph speed limit.
This is at least the 20th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the fourth that I’m aware of in San Diego County.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and his loved ones.
