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I don't have anything profound to say but I have ridden with Mike a few times over the last few months.
I know in the previous message from Jon he mentioned 5 lives, but Mike also had a wife and kids. I met Mike a few months ago. He had just moved out here from the midwest and was very much looking forward to racing cross more than anything else. He was a great climber and I couldn't figure that out since there were no significant climbs from where he came from. He later fessed up that he grew up in Colorado with many climbs at his disposal.
He will be missed and it's another hard reminder that we need to be overly predictable when it comes to vehicles.
Ty Lambert
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From: "Jon Nigbor"
Horrible news. It seems 5 lives were lost that day; starting with the rider. The driver, her kids and husband while still alive will all be negatively affected. All due to a simple mistake and lack of attention. Surely, she needs to be prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. How can we better educate drivers to watch out for bicyclists? Maybe petition the courts to force her and others like her to be responsible for spreading the word?
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Darell Provencher
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:45 PM
To: 'Darell Provencher'; 'darcy morey'; shane.young@comcast.net; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] bicyclist Hit, need ID (Surly, team rose city?)
Latest news on cyclist killed last nite at West Union and Helvetia Rd. He was not a member of Team Rose City. My condolences to any acquaintances or family.
Darell
Bicyclist killed by SUV on West Union ID's by police
04:50 PM PDT on Saturday, September 16, 2006
By FRANK MUNGEAM, kgw.com Staff
Michael Kalan, 35, of Portland was struck and killed Friday evening while riding along NW West Union, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Kalan collided with a Ford Expedition SUV driven by 39 year-old Denise Gudmundsson of Yamhill. According to reports, the cyclist was riding eastbound on NW West Union and the SUV was westbound.
Gudmundsson, who had three young children in her vehicle, told investigators the sun was in her eyes and she did not see the cyclist as she crossed the eastbound lane to turn onto NW Shute Rd.
Life Flight was called but Kalan died at the scene. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
The cause of the crash was still under investigation and no charges had been filed.
From: Darell Provencher [mailto:darellp@easystreet.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 12:07 PM
To: 'darcy morey'; 'shane.young@comcast.net'; 'obra@list.obra.org'
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] bicyclist Hit, need ID (Surly, team rose city?)
Just saw this email about 15 min ago. I called Wash County Sheriff's Dept. THey told me they don't have a report filed yet, so they had no information to share. I also called KGW. They will get back to me as soon as possible with any additional information. We had a team ride at 9am today in the same area (I didn't go). Have not received any other emails or phone calls from team members. This is another awful incident. As some of you know, that intersection of West Union and Helvetia is very open and visible from all directions. I would also suspect high speed and failure to pay attention to the road in this incident. Other jerseys with red, yellow and black would include some earlier River City Bicycles jerseys, and maybe the classic Saturn team jersey. Will hope to hear soon from KGW.
Thanks,
Darell Provencher
Team Rose City
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of darcy morey
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 8:36 AM
To: shane.young@comcast.net; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] bicyclist Hit, need ID (Surly, team rose city?)
It looks like the bike was set up for cross w/ barend shifters.
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From: shane.young@comcast.net
To: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 8:08 AM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] bicyclist Hit, need ID (Surly, team rose city?)
A little bit of an update. The news is saying that the rider was in a red yellow and black jersey. Could this be a team rose city rider?
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From: shane.young@comcast.net
I saw on the news that a cyclist was hit last night. Washington County doesn't have an id for the rider. It was on West Union and Helvetica. They are just saying a man in his 30s on a mint green bike. But I saw the bike and it was a green Surly. With this group of people I thought a green Surly was a bit more descriptive. If you have any informaiton call the Washington County Sherifs department.
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