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kjfitz
09-24-08, 11:41 AM
From today's Oakland Tribune:


A bicyclist was killed Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Joe Morgan Way and 66th Avenue, near the Coliseum in East Oakland.

Jim Dawson, 44, of Oakland, was hit by a truck after he rode into the busy intersection at 4:27 p.m., according to the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau.

He died in surgery at Highland Hospital.

That's only a couple of blocks from my commute.


msincredible
09-24-08, 02:47 PM
Rip :(

mayukawa
09-24-08, 03:58 PM
That article seems to imply that he ran a stop sign/light?


Dchiefransom
09-24-08, 10:38 PM
I don't find Joe Morgan Way. Is that a new name for Coliseum Way? That looks like a busy road with lots of commercial traffic.

alainp
09-24-08, 10:47 PM
I don't find Joe Morgan Way. Is that a new name for Coliseum Way? That looks like a busy road with lots of commercial traffic.

Yup, part of it was recently renamed (http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/detailreport/matter.aspx?key=14826).