A woman at the scene, Joanna Drafahl, said the man was her uncle and that he was homeless and went by the nickname Pikachu. She declined to give his legal name.“My uncle was in the bike lane; he was trying to cross over to see us and the truck hit him,” Drafahl said.

Looking at some of the photos of the scene, it appears as if the truck was in the middle of a long sweeping right hand curve.




For some reason the police were inspecting the truck engine.

The tent is set up just before a crosswalk. Another photo of the scene also shows the bike before the crosswalk.

The corner can be dangerous, and could potentially reduce visibility for both the cyclist and the truck driver. However, I wonder if the cyclist was jay walking/riding.