The zombie thread lives on!
I found a little more that might add evidence that the guy who did a hit-and-run and then was killed in a hit-and-run while running from his hit-and-run (confusing, no?) was indeed, our bicycle riding, 1500 lb. trailer toting mystery man.

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jul...l/me-rbriefs24

This article lists his complete name as David Michael Anthony. I still consider it weird that after all the publicity, funraising (claimed) etc. that surrounded this guy that
there isn't more about him i.e. obit, memorial etc.