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Post by gpickle on Dec 9, 2006 18:03:15 GMT -5
from the register:
Des Moines bicyclist dead from hit and run
By AMBER BRYANT-TAPPER
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
December 9, 2006
Police said the woman who died in a hit and run Friday night is Tina Brown, 46, of Des Moines.
Police responded to a report that a woman was lying in the street in the 1500 block of S.E. Park Avenue around 11 p.m. Friday, according to a report.
Officers said Brown apparently died from a hit and run while she was riding a bicycle westbound on Park Avenue. A report said it appears a vehicle struck her from behind.
There is no description of the vehicle at this time. Police are continuing the investigation, and more details will be released as they become available.
Anyone have any other information on this? What is the fatality number for Iowa's riders this year now, 5? Too many in any case, be alert and safe out there everyone!
gpickle
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Post by the weiner posse on Dec 10, 2006 0:29:43 GMT -5
very saddening and a little infuriating that it was a hit & run...
no good...
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Post by Mark Wyatt on Dec 10, 2006 14:01:42 GMT -5
Tina is the fifth Iowa bicyclist killed in 2006. All five were killed in crashes with motor vehicles.
Since the driver left the scene, we may never know why this crash occurred. Until the immediate details of this fatality can be released, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition reminds all vehicles traveling the public right way to operate safely.
Motorists need to reduce their speed and drive appropriately for conditions. Reckless and dangerous driving is never acceptable. Even when driving after dark, expect bicyclists and pedestrians and take care when passing.
Cyclists should operate their bicycle visibly and predictably. Bicyclists should follow state law in regard to using lights after dark, signaling turns, and following traffic controls.
No matter what time of year, many people travel safely by bicycle. More effort for complete streets, safety education, traffic calming, and enforcement could encourage more people to bicycle to their destinations. More bicycling equals less health problems, traffic congestion and pollution.
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Post by jay on Dec 11, 2006 11:12:24 GMT -5
Definitely sad to hear this. How anyone could then leave the scene is beyond me. I wonder if she was using lights/reflective gear or not.
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Post by Mark Wyatt on Dec 11, 2006 15:08:19 GMT -5
Today's story in the DM Register said she was not.
Mark
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Post by gpickle on Dec 12, 2006 19:30:15 GMT -5
bikeiowa.com reports:
TOM ALEX
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
Charges of homicide by vehicle while intoxicated and failure to render aid and information have been filed against a Des Moines man in a fatal hit and run crash.
Jonathon Quincy Adams, 36, of 2847 Indianola Ave., in Des Moines is charged in the car-bicycle death of Tina Marie Brown.
Brown, 46, of Des Moines, died in a hit-and-run crash about 11 p.m. on Friday.
The vehicle struck the rear tire of Brown's bicycle, officials said earlier. She lay in the street for an undetermined amount of time before a passer-by called police. The bicycle had reflectors, but no other safety equipment, a police report said.
The police department received a tip about the death on Sunday night, police said, and based on that information officers located the hit-and-run vehicle, a maroon 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in a parking lot at Southeast Eight and Broad streets. It had front end and windshield damage.
Adams surrendered to police about 1 p.m., today and was taken into custody. He is currently being held in the Polk County Jail.
good, if sad, news. What will his punishment be if he is found guilty? Will it matter that the rider had no lights? I am all for strengthening Iowa's laws to protect cyclists. Can the IBC tackle this issue?
gpickle
ps: funeral is friday in Des Moines and cyclists are planning to be there, check bikeiowa.org for details
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Post by gpickle on Dec 13, 2006 9:08:51 GMT -5
More info from Des Moines Register today:
Charges filed in hit-and-run on D.M.'s south side
Police get a call two days after bicyclist Tina Marie Brown's death that points them to a car and a suspect.
By TOM ALEX and MEGHAN V. MALLOY
REGISTER STAFF WRITERS
December 13, 2006
A timely telephone tip two days after a fatal hit-and-run accident helped lead Des Moines police to a suspect.
Charges of homicide by vehicle while intoxicated and failure to render aid and information have been filed against Jonathon Quincy Adams, 36, of 2847 Indianola Ave. He is accused in the death of bicyclist Tina Marie Brown, 46, of Des Moines.
Brown died in a hit-and-run accident about 11 p.m. Friday. Police said she was leaving a friend's house and apparently was on her way home when the incident occurred in the 1500 block of Southeast Park Avenue.
The vehicle struck the back of Brown's bicycle, officials said. She lay in the street for an unknown amount of time before a passer-by called police. The bicycle had reflectors but no other safety equipment, a police report said.
Police received a tip about the death Sunday night. Based on that information, investigators were called in and worked through the night.
They located a vehicle, a maroon 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, in a parking lot at Southeast Eighth and Broad streets.
The vehicle had extensive front-end and windshield damage on the passenger side and was covered with a tarp, Police Sgt. Todd Dykstra said.
Through an investigation, police determined who was driving the vehicle and asked Adams to come to the station for interviewing Tuesday afternoon, Dykstra said.
"He voluntarily came in when we asked him to," Dykstra said. "After the interview, there was substantial reason to arrest him and charge him."
Brown's son, Samuel Hill of Texas, praised the police.
"We will pray for his family, and we are happy that justice will be brought for my mother," Hill said.
Adams surrendered about 1 p.m. Tuesday and was taken into custody. He was being held in the Polk County Jail.
Officials believe Adams had a passenger in the vehicle at the time Brown was hit, though they declined to release the person's identity Tuesday.
Adams was convicted of second-offense drunken driving about a decade ago and was charged with eluding police in 2000, according to online court records.
I am furious that drunk drivers can be convicted and are then able to continue to drive. Driving is privelege not a right. If you can't be trusted to do it safely then your privelege is gone. Now this guy will most likely go to jail, but for how long and what happens when he gets out? Chris Lillig was killed by a drunk driver when he was out riding south of Iowa City in 1996 and that man also had multiple drunk driving convictions but was able to keep driving. This is a major failure on the part of our elected officials. Can the IBC take any action here? Cyclists need protection!
gpickle
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Post by jay on Dec 13, 2006 9:41:10 GMT -5
I agree that drunk driving is an incredibly bad/irresponsible idea with potentially deadly consequences and that, should you get caught, your license should be taken away, perhaps indefinitely. But there are countless people who drive drunk on a regular basis and never get caught. What about these people? I would like to see some sort of preventative measure enforced, instead of what we have in place now (revoke the person's license for a given time/fines/etc). I read something recently about breathalizers in cars that would prevent a driver from driving drunk. Obviously these devices would have to be made mandatory in all vehicles and made to be very difficult to defeat as well. Ideally, a combination of prevention (breathalizers or other such technology) and increased penalties (losing license indefinitely) would be what I would prefer. The system we have now simply doesn't work. My heart goes out to her family and friends.
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Post by cootie on Dec 14, 2006 10:46:31 GMT -5
The services for Tina Marie Brown in Des Moines are wrapping up right about now. I read there were cyclists meeting to ride to the funeral to honor the victim.
Kim, how did it go?
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