A world-champion bicycle owner was struck and killed by the driving force of a automobile in San Francisco’s Presidio earlier this week.
Ethan Boyes, a reigning Masters Observe world champion, died within the collision reported round 4 p.m. Tuesday.
U.S. Park Police responded to Arguello Boulevard south of Washington Boulevard for a report of a collision between a automobile and bicyclist. The bicyclist, later recognized as Boyes, died at a hospital. The automobile’s driver was additionally hospitalized however is predicted to outlive.
No different particulars in regards to the collision have been instantly accessible from U.S. Park Police as of Friday afternoon.
USA Biking on Friday issued an announcement mourning the loss of life of Boyes, who was the present world champion within the Masters Observe Males’s 40-44 Time Trial and Dash occasions held final fall. He was a 10-time nationwide champion throughout his profession and nonetheless holds a world document for males ages 35-39 within the 1,000-meter time trial occasion.
“Past Ethan’s athletic achievements, he was an upstanding member of the American monitor biking group,” USA Biking stated within the assertion. “His loss might be felt at native, regional, nationwide, and world occasions for years, as he introduced a combination of competitors and friendliness to each race. Our ideas are together with his household and family members.”
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition additionally issued an announcement Friday in regards to the collision, saying a number of eyewitness accounts point out that Boyes was using his bike south on Arguello Boulevard when a northbound automobile hit him after the driving force swerved throughout the middle line and into the bike lane.
The bicycle coalition stated that as a result of the collision occurred on federal property, “We're reaching out to the Presidio’s governing physique to demand that speedy motion be taken to guard the many individuals who trip bicycles within the park, together with on this stretch of Arguello.”
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, who represents the neighborhood the place the collision occurred, additionally issued an announcement in regards to the tragedy.
“My coronary heart goes out to Mr. Boyes’ household and family members,” Chan stated. “Nobody ought to endure or die from site visitors violence.”
Chan stated she is urging the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Company “to discover the opportunity of protecting bike lanes on Arguello between Geary and the doorway to the Presidio.”