The RTD driver involved in a fatal bus-bicycle accident that killed a Lafayette man has been charged with careless driving resulting in death. The Denver Post is reporting that the RTD bus driver, Paul Johnson of Westminster, was booked and released at the Lafayette Police Department on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred on April 6th at the intersection of City Center Circle and South Public Road. The cyclist, Marvin Webb, died on April 7th.
Webb’s death was one of four deaths attributed to collisions with RTD buses in a week. On April 3rd, an RTD bus ran a red light at East Eighth Ave, hitting a Volkswagen Passat and killing both occupants. On April 6th, an elderly man was struck and killed by an RTD bus in Aurora. Police said it appeared the man might have been on the sidewalk when he was struck at the intersection of South Peoria Street and East Mississippi Avenue.
As fuel costs rise, more and more people are turning to energy-efficient modes of transportation including bicycles. However, with traffic counts mounting, our roads are becoming more and more congested, resulting in more auto-bicycle collisions and fatalities. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008, 716 cyclists were killed and 52,000 injured in traffic crashes.
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