Posted September 19, 2014 8:44 PM ET; Last updated September 22, 2014 8:32 PM ET
Jill Tarlov, Mother Killed By Bicyclist
[From article]
“I am deeply, deeply saddened about the accidental collision that I had with Ms. Jill Tarlov last week and her subsequent passing,” said Marshall, 31, in a statement released by his attorney. “Please know that this was an unavoidable accident.”
Witnesses said Marshall was speeding down West Drive and tried to swerve around Tarlov, rather than brake just moments before he careened into Tarlov on his $4,000 Jamis Eclipse bike.
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But he told cops he was traveling about 8 or 9 mph at the time of impact, sources said.
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Doctors told police that Tarlov “looked like she was hit by a car,” sources said.
http://nypost.com/2014/09/22/this-was-an-unavoidable-accident-cyclist-who-mowed-down-woman/
Cyclist who mowed down woman calls it ‘an unavoidable accident’By
Lia EustachewichSeptember 22, 2014 | 4:20pm
New York Post
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Updated September 21, 2014 9:05 PM ET
Bicyclists appear to enjoy a special entitlement over pedestrians and cars. They can ignore traffic signals and demand that pedestrians move out of their way. In Cambridge MA limousine liberals promote bicycles vigorously to show how concerned and good they are. Often riding on sidewalks contrary to local ordinance, they endanger and scare pedestrians by demanding that people move out of the way. How often is it heard from morally superior bicyclists "On your left" as they near your safety zone. Is that a mandatory signal for pedestrians to yield to bicycles? Instead of showing respect for others, slowing down and waiting for an opportunity to pass the slower moving human, they expect the pedestrian to make way for them so that they can continue to save the planet. It is always about doing good while harming others. The failure of schools and colleges to teach young people how to think and to have respect for others indicates misguided priorities.
[From article]
A cyclist pedaling a $4,000 racing bike at high speed through Central Park slammed into a suburban mom in town shopping for her daughter’s birthday present — leaving the woman brain-dead, sources said.
Jill Tarlov, 59, of Fairfield, Conn., the wife of a CBS executive, was in a crosswalk near 63rd Street when Jason Marshall, 31, came barreling along West Drive at around 4:30 p.m. and yelled for her to get out of his way, law enforcement sources said.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/09/19/woman-brain-dead-after-getting-hit-by-high-speed-cyclist-in-central-park/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fmost-popular+%28Internal+-+Most+Popular+Content%29
Woman brain-dead after getting hit by cyclist in NY's Central Park
Published September 19, 2014
New York Post
Bicyclist Jason Marshall on Friday.
